Retail Trade Sector Profile - Table B

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Retail Trade Sector Profile – Table B

 

Table B. U.S. Retail Trade Workers by Occupational Category, 2010

Occupational category Census 2010 Occupation Codes Estimated Population Represented by Sample % of U.S. Retail Trade Workforce
Management Occupations 0010-0430 625,920 3.65
Business and Financial Operations Occupations 0500-0950 311,504 1.82
Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1005-1240 119,805 0.7
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media Occupations 2600-2960 147,097 0.86
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3000-3540 571,243 3.33
Protective Service Occupations 3700-3955 57,114 0.33
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 4000-4160 500,737 2.92
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations 4200-4250 148,823 0.87
Personal Care and Service Occupations 4300-4650 108,380 0.63
Sales and Related Occupations 4700-4965 9,183,792 53.52
Office and Administrative Support Occupations 5000-5940 2,788,978 16.25
Construction and Extraction Occupations 6200-6940 54,542 0.32
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations 7000-7630 604,088 3.52
Production Occupations 7700-8965 529,368 3.08
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations 9000-9750 1,318,643 7.68
Other occupations All other Census occupation codes 90,890 0.53
Total* 17,160,924 100

*The total number of Retail Trade workers represented by these occupational groups is slightly less than the total number of Retail Trade workers represented by the full industry sample due to missing values for occupation

Page last reviewed: October 23, 2013