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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Minnesota

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 278,930
2005 279,870
2006 278,560
2007 276,250
2008 276,270
2009 265,150
2010 258,490
2011 267,180
2012 270,610
2013 272,020
2014 270,340
2015 274,860
2016 275,750
2017 277,730
2018 277,050
2019 277,010

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 22,220
2005 21,030
2006 21,580
2007 21,800
2008 22,740
2009 22,340
2010 22,510
2011 22,710
2012 21,970
2013 21,400
2014 20,220
2015 20,800
2016 21,700
2017 21,250
2018 20,360
2019 19,370

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 8,740
2005 8,520
2006 8,620
2007 8,520
2008 8,320
2009 8,050
2010 6,820
2011 5,750
2012 4,880
2013 4,550
2014 4,090
2015 3,660
2016 3,570
2017 3,550
2018 3,360
2019 3,470

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 63,800
2005 64,920
2006 64,540
2007 64,290
2008 64,990
2009 62,590
2010 59,750
2011 58,470
2012 58,990
2013 56,840
2014 60,410
2015 60,490
2016 63,650
2017 66,230
2018 65,840
2019 69,350

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2006 0
2007 340
2008 0
2009 240
2010 290
2011 470
2012 0
2013 650
2014 590
2015 710
2016 660
2017 660
2018 600
2019 560

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,280
2005 8,290
2006 9,760
2007 9,740
2008 9,410
2009 8,410
2010 8,310
2011 7,990
2012 7,300
2013 6,480
2014 5,820
2015 5,840
2016 6,090
2017 5,750
2018 5,360
2019 4,740

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 5,320
2005 4,640
2006 4,740
2007 4,560
2008 4,810
2009 4,690
2010 4,310
2011 4,460
2012 4,890
2013 5,270
2014 5,360
2015 5,080
2016 4,930
2017 5,360
2018 5,330
2019 5,260

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 83,710
2005 84,280
2006 80,270
2007 77,730
2008 76,910
2009 73,880
2010 79,350
2011 82,010
2012 83,990
2013 87,370
2014 85,810
2015 88,670
2016 84,730
2017 84,240
2018 87,430
2019 84,960

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 2,430
2005 2,490
2006 2,900
2007 2,910
2008 3,170
2009 2,940
2010 2,840
2011 2,970
2012 2,910
2013 2,880
2014 2,580
2015 2,860
2016 2,840
2017 2,790
2018 2,710
2019 2,500

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 5,370
2005 6,280
2006 5,980
2007 5,200
2008 5,130
2009 5,140
2010 5,360
2011 5,120
2012 5,350
2013 5,260
2014 5,970
2015 6,770
2016 7,440
2017 6,670
2018 7,120
2019 8,090

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 7,090
2005 7,410
2006 7,640
2007 7,930
2008 7,690
2009 6,680
2010 6,890
2011 7,580
2012 8,180
2013 7,850
2014 7,130
2015 7,080
2016 8,180
2017 8,740
2018 9,470
2019 9,240

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 2,100
2005 2,230
2006 2,110
2007 2,020
2008 1,960
2009 1,620
2010 1,210
2011 1,370
2012 1,230
2013 1,060
2014 970
2015 930
2016 940
2017 1,200
2018 1,220
2019 1,060

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 11,810
2005 10,850
2006 12,720
2007 12,440
2008 12,650
2009 12,680
2010 12,070
2011 13,300
2012 14,540
2013 17,260
2014 17,980
2015 19,440
2016 19,880
2017 21,370
2018 21,450
2019 21,380

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 7,420
2005 7,190
2006 6,980
2007 7,300
2008 7,260
2009 7,550
2010 7,280
2011 7,640
2012 7,570
2013 6,310
2014 5,640
2015 6,260
2016 6,550
2017 6,310
2018 5,450
2019 5,830

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 30,570
2005 32,050
2006 31,650
2007 31,310
2008 29,790
2009 27,030
2010 26,050
2011 26,990
2012 29,720
2013 30,560
2014 30,790
2015 32,250
2016 32,800
2017 34,190
2018 33,060
2019 33,470

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 1,880
2005 2,020
2006 0
2007 1,300
2008 1,280
2009 1,080
2010 1,070
2011 1,040
2012 1,760
2013 1,440
2014 2,210
2015 1,770
2016 2,060
2017 1,100
2018 760
2019 380

Models
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2004 240
2005 480
2006 490
2007 490
2008 270
2009 240
2010 260
2011 300
2012 270
2013 300
2014 320
2015 330
2016 410
2017 450
2018 540
2019 370

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 2,920
2005 3,530
2006 4,150
2007 2,940
2008 2,780
2009 2,190
2010 2,220
2011 2,200
2012 2,010
2013 1,820
2014 1,730
2015 1,900
2016 1,820
2017 1,910
2018 1,740
2019 2,540

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 1,550
2005 1,490
2006 1,330
2007 1,270
2008 1,540
2009 1,630
2010 1,730
2011 1,850
2012 1,990
2013 2,060
2014 1,870
2015 1,850
2016 1,790
2017 1,570
2018 1,280
2019 1,060

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 5,040
2005 4,410
2006 4,520
2007 4,270
2008 4,670
2009 4,820
2010 0
2011 5,020
2012 4,660
2013 4,530
2014 4,440
2015 3,450
2016 2,660
2017 1,920
2018 1,840
2019 1,640

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2004 0
2005 0
2008 130
2009 80
2010 0
2011 0
2012 0
2015 0
2016 60
2017 50

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 8,440
2005 7,760
2006 8,580
2007 9,890
2008 10,770
2009 11,270
2012 8,400
2013 8,130
2014 6,410
2015 4,720
2016 2,990
2017 2,420
2018 2,130
2019 1,740