Retail Occupational Outlook, Employment & Training Administration (ETA)

Retail

The retail industry offers a wide variety of occupations with strong growth between 2002-2012.

Retail-Related Occupations and their
Projected 10 Year Growth

Occupation Titles^*

Number Employed 2002 (000's)

Number employed 2012 (000's)
Numeric Change(000's)

Change %

2002 Median Annual Earnings

Postsecondary Education & Training

Retail salespersons
4,076 4,672 596 15 $17,710 Short-term on-the-job training

Cashiers, except gaming
3,432 3,886 454 13 $15,420 Short-term on-the-job-training

First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
1,798 1,962 163 9 $29,700 Work experience in a related occupation

Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, except technical, & scientific products
1,459 1,738 279 19 $42,730 Moderate-term on-the-job-training

Counter & rental clerks
436 550 114 26.3 $17,280 Short-term on-the-job training

Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, technical & scientific products
398 475 77 19.3 $55,740 Moderate-term on-the-job training

^{*Sales representatives from manufacturing included in retail as an effort to consolidate
sales positions in a single industry.}

For a full listing of retail-related occupations, please visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics projections Web page at http://www.bls.gov/emp/home.htm.