Sales · SOC 41-2021
Counter and rental clerks
BLS projects 409,400 jobs in 2025 to become 421,900 by 2035 — +3.0%, against +3.5% across all occupations.
+3.0%
projected change to 2035
About 12,400 more jobs
46,100
openings a year
11.3% of the occupation a year, counting people who retire or move on
$41,300
median annual pay
Usually entered with: no formal educational credential
2025 to 2035
Employment at the start and end of the projection, in jobs.
- 2025 employment409,400
- 2035 projected421,900
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program, 2025–2035 projections.
Other sales occupations
The largest occupations in the same group, by projected change to 2035.
- Retail salespersons3,998,100-0.3%
- Cashiers3,106,300-6.5%
- First-line supervisors of retail sales workers1,419,800-3.7%
- Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products1,279,400-0.9%
- Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel1,272,700+2.7%
- Insurance sales agents572,600+3.3%
- Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents531,000+1.4%
- Real estate sales agents427,000+1.7%
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program.