Retail Salespeople


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Retail Salespeople

Retail Salespeople - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Clothing and accessories stores
  • Department stores
  • Building materials stores
  • Automobile dealers
  • Sporting goods stores

Outlook

Demand for this career is expected to decline. Growth is limited by the amount of online shopping consumers do. Some consumers continue to shop at stores, especially warehouse superstores where demand for retail salespeople will be the highest.

Many job openings occur as people leave this job for other opportunities.

Retail Salespeople (CIS 100184)

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Illinois
133,699
Very large
&
11.8%
8.2%
>>>>
21,192
Very High
  Champaign Area
2,870
Very large
&
9.5%
5.2%
>>>>
443
Very High
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
2,476
Very large
&
-0.9%
2.9%
>>>>
340
Very High
  Cook County
52,740
Very large
&
16.5%
9.2%
>>>>
8,774
Very High
  Decatur Area
1,325
Very large
&
2.3%
3.8%
>>>>
189
Very High
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
7,707
Very large
&
21.4%
10.3%
>>>>
1,347
Very High
  Du Page County
13,297
Very large
&
8.8%
8.8%
>>>>
2,038
Very High
  Edwardsville Area
2,756
Very large
&
13.9%
12.4%
>>>>
447
Very High
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
1,111
Very large
&
0.4%
-0.2%
>>>>
154
Very High
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
2,337
Very large
&
6.2%
6.0%
>>>>
348
Very High
  Lake County
9,306
Very large
&
9.6%
11.7%
>>>>
1,439
Very High
  McHenry County
3,126
Very large
&
9.0%
7.6%
>>>>
481
Very High
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
2,404
Very large
&
2.1%
4.4%
>>>>
342
Very High
  Northwest Illinois Area
2,715
Very large
&
3.5%
4.3%
>>>>
391
Very High
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
6,302
Very large
&
6.3%
4.5%
>>>>
941
Very High
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
2,054
Very large
&
6.5%
3.5%
>>>>
307
Very High
  Rock Island-Moline Area
1,923
Very large
&
3.2%
5.6%
>>>>
276
Very High
  Rockford Area
3,894
Very large
&
9.2%
6.6%
>>>>
600
Very High
  Shawnee National Forest Area
801
Very large
&
0.9%
1.1%
>>>>
112
Very High
  Springfield Area
3,314
Very large
&
3.6%
4.6%
>>>>
480
Very High
  St Louis-Belleville Area
4,225
Very large
&
1.3%
0.9%
>>>>
595
Very High
  Vermilion County
699
Very large
&
-2.7%
-0.5%
>>>>
93
Very High
  Will County
6,902
Very large
&
14.9%
14.9%
>>>>
1,128
Very High
United States
3,810,100
Very large
&
0.1%
4.0%
>>>>
552,500
Very High
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.