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Retail Sector Employment Statistics

Is a retail job right for you? Here are some retail industry statistics, courtesy of The U.S. Department of Labor, that may help you decide:

In 2006, the average retail worker in a non-supervisory position worked 30.5 hours per week and made $12.58 per hour.
The most common job in the retail industry is as a salesperson. Over 4 million people define their job as "retail sales." In 2004 the average earnings for a retail salesperson was $8.98 per hour.
There are currently over 15 million people working in retail jobs across the country - so you're in good company!
Almost 12% of all jobs available are involved in the retail industry.
In 2006, sales managers in the retail industry made an average of over $40 per hour.

According to projections for employment, the retail trade industry will experience an 11% job growth from 2006 to 2007.
With over 4.2 million wage and salary employees in 2004, the clothing and accessory sector of the retail industry is one of the largest sectors. In the clothing retail business, 31% of all workers are under the age of 24, which is a high percentage of young workers. 29% of jobs in this part of the industry are only part-time though, helping to account for those "young" numbers - many high school and college students get jobs in this part of the industry after school.
Grocery stores make up another large sector of the retail industry. About 2.4 million workers held jobs in grocery stores in 2004, and 31% of them worked part-time. Again, many of the workers in this sector are young - 32% were under the age of 24 in 2004. There are many types of jobs in grocery retail, but the largest availability by far is for cashiers, which make up 34% of all employees.
Management, business, and financial jobs make up only about 2% of all jobs in the retail industry.

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