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Numbers of Sales and Related Occupations in Washington

Occupation group

Sales and Related Occupations
Year Number
2004 289,490
2005 295,160
2006 292,730
2007 301,790
2008 305,230
2009 288,680
2010 285,120
2011 288,500
2012 293,320
2013 296,300
2014 301,470
2015 308,720
2016 301,900
2017 301,660
2018 307,270
2019 316,490

Individual occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 20,630
2005 20,230
2006 20,310
2007 20,420
2008 21,830
2009 20,560
2010 22,450
2011 22,650
2012 23,370
2013 21,690
2014 21,870
2015 22,630
2016 22,040
2017 22,990
2018 22,670
2019 24,310

First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Year Number
2004 6,530
2005 6,500
2006 7,230
2007 7,410
2008 7,890
2009 7,570
2010 6,910
2011 6,330
2012 5,960
2013 5,740
2014 5,000
2015 4,280
2016 3,910
2017 4,290
2018 4,230
2019 5,080

Cashiers
Year Number
2004 74,790
2005 72,630
2006 71,900
2007 73,880
2008 72,480
2009 66,820
2010 62,150
2011 61,060
2012 64,250
2013 66,060
2014 66,350
2015 63,300
2016 65,350
2017 66,640
2018 67,720
2019 66,200

Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
Year Number
2004 700
2005 540
2006 460
2007 500
2008 530
2009 550
2010 590
2011 710
2012 810
2013 830
2014 840
2015 1,000
2016 890
2017 840
2018 770
2019 900

Counter and Rental Clerks
Year Number
2004 19,860
2005 18,890
2006 19,130
2007 18,560
2008 17,960
2009 16,390
2010 15,740
2011 14,480
2012 15,060
2013 14,450
2014 14,400
2015 12,600
2016 11,310
2017 10,100
2018 10,720
2019 11,930

Parts Salespersons
Year Number
2004 6,360
2005 5,290
2006 5,050
2007 5,250
2008 5,630
2009 5,330
2010 5,170
2011 5,580
2012 5,660
2013 5,580
2014 5,410
2015 5,600
2016 5,150
2017 5,330
2018 5,770
2019 5,480

Retail Salespersons
Year Number
2004 72,840
2005 85,000
2006 84,650
2007 83,820
2008 86,850
2009 85,540
2010 91,070
2011 95,120
2012 96,810
2013 99,570
2014 102,910
2015 105,910
2016 101,850
2017 100,540
2018 103,220
2019 106,070

Advertising Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 2,950
2005 2,870
2006 3,060
2007 3,360
2008 3,360
2009 2,900
2010 2,980
2011 3,220
2012 2,990
2013 2,400
2014 2,660
2015 2,460
2016 2,530
2017 2,850
2018 3,240
2019 3,750

Insurance Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 5,860
2005 5,900
2006 5,500
2007 4,960
2008 5,380
2009 5,800
2010 5,750
2011 5,830
2012 6,100
2013 6,960
2014 8,140
2015 8,260
2016 8,300
2017 8,030
2018 7,700
2019 9,230

Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 4,940
2005 4,780
2006 5,450
2007 5,130
2008 5,300
2009 5,130
2010 4,290
2011 4,640
2012 4,890
2013 5,460
2014 5,450
2015 5,570
2016 5,790
2017 6,440
2018 6,360
2019 7,110

Travel Agents
Year Number
2004 3,130
2005 2,990
2006 3,180
2007 3,050
2008 2,210
2009 1,840
2010 1,480
2011 1,140
2012 1,420
2013 1,370
2014 1,470
2015 1,190
2016 1,400
2017 1,230
2018 1,150
2019 1,180

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Year Number
2004 9,310
2005 11,610
2006 11,720
2007 12,450
2008 11,710
2009 11,170
2010 10,850
2011 12,320
2012 13,270
2013 14,350
2014 15,340
2015 16,520
2016 17,310
2017 18,130
2018 17,630
2019 17,710

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 12,960
2005 11,620
2006 9,800
2007 9,880
2008 9,330
2009 9,910
2010 8,690
2011 8,060
2012 6,770
2013 5,910
2014 5,280
2015 4,650
2016 4,660
2017 5,110
2018 5,090
2019 7,600

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Year Number
2004 29,780
2005 28,240
2006 30,970
2007 31,570
2008 32,630
2009 30,300
2010 29,150
2011 29,760
2012 32,520
2013 34,970
2014 36,390
2015 36,010
2016 35,710
2017 33,450
2018 34,270
2019 33,970

Demonstrators and Product Promoters
Year Number
2004 2,620
2005 2,750
2006 2,780
2007 3,160
2008 3,140
2009 2,100
2010 2,040
2011 1,900
2013 0
2014 0
2015 2,100
2016 2,440
2017 3,080
2018 3,810
2019 3,500

Models
Year Number
2004 120
2005 130
2006 0
2007 80
2008 80
2009 60
2014 0
2015 0
2016 0
2017 40

Real Estate Brokers
Year Number
2004 1,060
2005 0
2006 730
2007 740
2008 810
2009 670
2010 650
2011 590
2012 530
2013 490
2014 590
2015 580
2016 580
2017 570
2018 610
2019 760

Real Estate Sales Agents
Year Number
2004 3,240
2005 2,260
2006 2,080
2007 2,330
2008 2,250
2009 2,210
2010 1,740
2011 2,520
2012 2,850
2013 3,690
2014 0
2015 7,540
2016 7,420
2017 7,800
2018 8,190
2019 7,810

Sales Engineers
Year Number
2004 1,320
2005 1,360
2006 1,530
2007 1,430
2008 1,810
2009 2,050
2010 1,880
2011 1,680
2012 1,190
2013 1,390
2014 1,220
2015 1,120
2016 1,300
2017 1,360
2018 1,310
2019 700

Telemarketers
Year Number
2004 6,150
2005 7,070
2006 7,200
2007 6,830
2008 7,140
2009 6,310
2010 6,500
2011 5,730
2012 6,200
2013 5,390
2014 5,630
2015 5,140
2016 2,440
2017 1,370
2018 1,050
2019 1,490

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Year Number
2004 260
2005 60
2007 0
2008 170
2009 180
2010 240
2011 210
2012 170
2013 0
2017 30
2018 0
2019 220

Sales and Related Workers, All Other
Year Number
2004 4,080
2005 4,440
2006 0
2007 6,980
2008 6,740
2009 5,290
2012 2,500
2013 0
2014 2,520
2015 2,260
2016 1,520
2017 1,440
2018 1,760
2019 1,490