Summary of 1996-2006 Employment Opportunities for Marketing, Merchandising, and Sales Representatives

Summary of 1996-2006 Employment Opportunities for Marketing, Merchandising, and Sales Representatives 1/

Occupation	Total U.S. Occupational Employment		Employment with Expertise in Agriculture, Natural Resources, Veterinary Medicine, and Allied Fields			Average annual growth total openings	Average annual AG NR total openings	Average annual total openings	Total openings due to growth and net replacements 1996/2006
	Actual 1996	Estimated 2006	Percent	Number
	Actual 1996	Estimated 2006	Percent	1996	2006
Customer service representatives (Utilities)	151,000	206,000	1	1,510	2,060	55	85	8,500	85,000
Insurance sales workers	409,000	426,000	2	8,180	8,520	34	190	9,500	95,000
Marketing, advertising, & public relations managers	482,000	620,000	5	24,100	31,000	690	1,130	22,600	226,000
Purchasing managers	232,000	251,000	2	4,640	5,020	38	142	7,100	71,000
Real estate agents & brokers, and appraisers	408,000	441,000	5	20,400	22,050	165	490	9,800	98,000
Salespersons, retail	4,072,000	4,481,000	3	122,160	134,430	1,227	5,103	170,100	1,701,000
Security & financial services sales workers	263,000	363,000	2	5,260	7,260	200	248	12,400	124,000
Wholesale & retail buyers, except farm products	183,000	183,000	1	1,830	1,830	0	48	4,800	48,000
All other sales & related workers	3,503,000	4,314,000	5	175,150	215,700	4,055	8,510	170,200	1,702,000
TOTAL	9,703,000	11,285,000		363,230	427,870	6,464	15,946

1/ Source: Monthly Labor Review, November, 1997.

Source: "TECHNICAL ADDENDUM, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLEGE GRADUATES IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES--Agriculture, Natural Resources and Veterinary Sciences, 2000-2005" Goecker, Gilmore, and Whatley.