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2014 - 2024 Connecticut Employment Projections for Sales and Related Occupations

Sales and Related Occupations - Employment Projections (2014-2024)

Occupational Group / Group Title / Job Description / Job Title		Employment Projections				2014 - 2024 Annual Openings			1Q 2016 OES Wages			Occupation Requirements Education/Work Experience Training Avail.	Find Employers/ Employment
		2014	2024	Change # / %		Growth	Total	Demand	Hourly	Annual	Info
	Sales and Related	185,323	190,770	5,447	2.9%	606	6,028		$13.96	$29,032

Supervisors of Sales Workers		26,901	27,387	486	1.8%	49	592

	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	21,546	21,855	309	1.4%	31	513		$21.26	$44,215		High School <5 years



	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers	5,355	5,532	177	3.3%	18	80		$37.55	$78,119		High School <5 years

Retail Sales Workers		100,185	102,456	2,271	2.3%	251	3,963

	Cashiers	38,741	39,083	342	0.9%	34	1,682		$10.20	$21,208		No Formal Credential Short OJT



	Counter and Rental Clerks	4,281	4,484	203	4.7%	20	126		$12.55	$26,121		No Formal Credential Short OJT



	Retail Salespersons	54,243	56,059	1,816	3.3%	182	2,062		$11.19	$23,270		No Formal Credential Short OJT

Sales Representatives, Services		26,100	27,137	1,037	4.0%	130	711

	Advertising Sales Agents	1,855	1,852	-3	-0.2%	0	55		$23.29	$48,440		High School Moderate OJT



	Insurance Sales Agents	7,766	8,253	487	6.3%	49	253		$27.72	$57,649		High School Moderate OJT



	Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents	5,804	5,792	-12	-0.2%	0	100		$49.61	$103,189		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Travel Agents	910	665	-245	-26.9%	0	14		$18.66	$38,807		High School Moderate OJT



	Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	9,765	10,575	810	8.3%	81	289		$28.68	$59,651		High School Moderate OJT

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing		21,402	22,690	1,288	6.0%	129	569

	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	5,412	5,766	354	6.5%	35	146		$42.10	$87,581		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	15,990	16,924	934	5.8%	93	422		$30.43	$63,280		High School Moderate OJT

Other Sales and Related Workers		10,735	11,100	365	3.4%	47	192

	Demonstrators and Product Promoters	1,468	1,569	101	6.9%	10	54		$14.07	$29,264		High School Short OJT



	Real Estate Brokers	1,681	1,773	92	5.5%	9	21		$31.54	$65,605		High School <5 years



	Real Estate Sales Agents	4,611	4,851	240	5.2%	24	56		$21.54	$44,801		High School Moderate OJT



	Sales Engineers	936	947	11	1.2%	1	25		$43.21	$89,886		Bachelors Moderate OJT



	Telemarketers	1,378	1,270	-108	-7.8%	0	25		$15.20	$31,610		No Formal Credential Short OJT


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