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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Tennessee

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 254,050
2005 263,650
2006 263,490
2007 270,340
2008 272,480
2009 263,800
2010 258,930
2011 259,250
2012 263,590
2013 266,340
2014 265,400
2015 278,600
2016 286,990
2017 285,930
2018 287,320
2019 282,510

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 23,610
2005 25,590
2006 26,450
2007 27,240
2008 28,790
2009 27,200
2010 27,050
2011 26,690
2012 27,520
2013 27,220
2014 27,960
2015 27,720
2016 30,190
2017 32,480
2018 32,290
2019 30,210

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 5,560
2005 5,900
2006 5,370
2007 5,530
2008 5,550
2009 5,840
2010 5,750
2011 5,740
2012 5,640
2013 5,240
2014 4,700
2015 4,540
2016 5,980
2017 6,330
2018 6,090
2019 5,630

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 67,930
2005 71,070
2006 74,490
2007 76,590
2008 75,680
2009 69,690
2010 68,650
2011 66,040
2012 68,820
2013 70,500
2014 73,950
2015 73,060
2016 72,320
2017 73,340
2018 76,290
2019 74,130

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2014 210
2015 250
2016 0
2017 30
2018 0

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 8,360
2005 7,830
2006 7,970
2007 9,430
2008 9,110
2009 8,330
2010 6,690
2011 6,270
2012 7,160
2013 7,650
2014 7,300
2015 6,780
2016 7,220
2017 6,830
2018 6,860
2019 5,780

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 6,660
2005 6,290
2006 6,170
2007 5,860
2008 6,250
2009 5,710
2010 5,170
2011 4,770
2012 5,410
2013 5,320
2014 5,590
2015 5,350
2016 5,910
2017 6,280
2018 5,650
2019 5,390

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 81,790
2005 87,370
2006 83,900
2007 84,780
2008 83,830
2009 83,140
2010 81,320
2011 83,950
2012 82,780
2013 84,540
2014 88,130
2015 91,850
2016 93,500
2017 88,970
2018 88,980
2019 90,030

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 2,410
2005 2,390
2006 2,600
2007 2,400
2008 2,160
2009 1,780
2010 1,700
2011 1,740
2012 1,800
2013 2,010
2014 2,390
2015 2,390
2016 2,270
2017 1,950
2018 1,950
2019 2,230

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 4,500
2005 5,090
2006 5,560
2007 6,250
2008 5,880
2009 6,070
2010 5,890
2011 5,550
2012 6,120
2013 6,470
2014 0
2015 8,490
2016 7,780
2017 7,550
2018 7,180
2019 6,980

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 2,960
2005 2,650
2006 2,660
2007 2,430
2008 2,790
2009 2,990
2010 2,660
2011 2,420
2012 2,290
2013 3,430
2014 3,770
2015 3,880
2016 3,880
2017 3,760
2018 4,070
2019 4,260

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 1,050
2005 810
2006 830
2007 870
2008 920
2009 880
2010 740
2011 800
2012 700
2013 690
2014 650
2015 590
2016 590
2017 610
2018 700
2019 990

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 4,570
2005 5,630
2006 8,180
2007 9,850
2008 9,970
2009 8,440
2010 9,610
2011 10,360
2012 11,040
2013 11,590
2014 11,800
2015 13,990
2016 16,580
2017 17,060
2018 17,940
2019 17,380

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 8,720
2005 9,170
2006 8,150
2007 7,830
2008 9,490
2009 9,980
2010 9,290
2011 9,720
2012 9,920
2013 9,370
2014 8,180
2015 8,290
2016 8,600
2017 9,120
2018 11,580
2019 13,020

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 20,560
2005 21,350
2006 21,590
2007 21,570
2008 21,820
2009 21,790
2010 22,350
2011 22,430
2012 22,920
2013 21,270
2014 21,180
2015 21,240
2016 21,240
2017 20,140
2018 17,390
2019 17,110

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 1,170
2005 770
2006 730
2007 900
2008 1,300
2009 1,300
2010 1,120
2011 680
2012 1,220
2013 1,120
2014 1,210
2015 820
2016 2,710
2017 2,830
2018 2,670
2019 870

Models
Year Number
2005 0
2017 0
2018 0
2019 110

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2004 300
2005 320
2006 380
2007 700
2008 950
2009 990
2010 750
2011 570
2012 440
2013 340
2014 390
2015 480
2016 490
2017 450
2018 330
2019 660

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 1,420
2005 1,700
2006 1,380
2007 1,590
2008 1,610
2009 1,640
2010 1,400
2011 1,110
2012 980
2013 1,230
2014 1,510
2015 1,480
2016 1,330
2017 1,660
2018 1,600
2019 1,880

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 1,010
2005 1,160
2006 1,210
2007 1,250
2008 1,030
2009 880
2010 780
2011 870
2012 810
2013 770
2014 680
2015 880
2016 950
2017 850
2018 620
2019 520

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 8,470
2005 6,450
2006 3,960
2007 3,560
2008 3,710
2009 4,170
2010 4,560
2011 4,860
2012 4,960
2013 5,150
2014 4,130
2015 4,880
2016 3,750
2017 3,730
2018 2,880
2019 2,540

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2004 360
2005 200
2006 180
2007 190
2008 170
2009 270
2010 230
2011 220
2012 90
2013 70
2014 50
2015 50
2016 50
2017 60
2018 0
2019 60

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 2,640
2005 1,910
2006 1,730
2007 1,520
2008 1,470
2009 2,710
2012 2,970
2013 2,360
2014 1,620
2015 1,590
2016 1,650
2017 1,900
2018 2,250
2019 2,730