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2018 - 2028 Connecticut Employment Projections for Sales and Related Occupations

Sales and Related Occupations - Employment Projections (2018-2028)

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2018 - 2028 Annual				1Q2020 Wages		Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Availability	Find Employers Search for Employment
		2018	2028	10 Year Change Net / Percent		Exits	Transfers	Change	Total	Hourly	Annual
	Sales and Related Occupations	169,403	168,103	-1,300	-0.8%	9,249	14,334	-130	23,453	$16.07	$33,416

Supervisors of Sales Workers		24,577	24,008	-569	-2.3%	830	1,778	-57	2,551
	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	20,177	19,687	-490	-2.4%	689	1,502	-49	2,142	$24.23	$50,390	High School < 5 years

	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	4,400	4,321	-79	-1.8%	141	276	-8	409	$38.14	$79,328	High School < 5 years

Retail Sales Workers		97,442	94,706	-2,736	-2.8%	6,781	8,899	-274	15,406
	Cashiers	42,515	40,724	-1,791	-4.2%	3,714	4,137	-179	7,672	$12.21	$25,419	No formal credential Short OJT

	Counter and Rental Clerks	3,589	3,620	31	0.9%	182	280	3	465	$14.73	$30,657	No formal credential Short OJT

	Retail Salespersons	48,548	47,567	-981	-2.0%	2,762	4,258	-98	6,922	$13.86	$28,813	No formal credential Short OJT

Sales Representatives, Services		22,095	23,153	1,058	4.8%	730	1,772	106	2,608
	Advertising Sales Agents	1,530	1,476	-54	-3.5%	48	156	-5	199	$35.06	$72,934	High School Mod. OJT

	Insurance Sales Agents	7,397	7,860	463	6.3%	281	460	46	787	$28.42	$59,105	High School Mod. OJT

	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	4,859	4,910	51	1.0%	126	336	5	467	$39.72	$82,619	Bachelor's Mod. OJT

	Travel Agents	758	743	-15	-2.0%	44	56	-2	98			High School Mod. OJT

	Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	7,551	8,164	613	8.1%	232	763	61	1,056	$31.16	$64,801	High School Mod. OJT

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing		18,509	19,412	903	4.9%	577	1,412	90	2,079
	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	4,189	4,420	231	5.5%	131	321	23	475	$47.42	$98,634	Bachelor's Mod. OJT

	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	14,320	14,992	672	4.7%	446	1,091	67	1,604	$34.22	$71,164	High School Mod. OJT

Other Sales and Related Workers		6,780	6,824	44	0.6%	332	472	4	808
	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	566	597	31	5.5%	59	41	3	103	$17.78	$36,967	No formal credential Short OJT

	Real Estate Brokers	383	403	20	5.2%	18	20	2	40			High School < 5 years

	Real Estate Sales Agents	1,975	2,083	108	5.5%	92	101	11	204	$33.18	$68,998	High School Mod. OJT

	Sales Engineers	918	1,005	87	9.5%	23	84	9	116	$42.96	$89,356	Bachelor's Mod. OJT

	Telemarketers	1,302	1,117	-185	-14.2%	58	132	-18	172	$15.23	$31,677	No formal credential Short OJT

	Sales and Related Workers, All Other	481	511	30	6.2%	21	43	3	67	$17.80	$37,009	High School

	Sales and Related Workers, All Other (OES 2010)	224	220	-4	-1.8%	0	0	0	0


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