Retail trade

Occupations in Retail trade

• Chief Executives

  Medium38.73%
  Determine and formulate policies and provide overall direction of companies or private and public sector organizations within guidelines set up by a board of directors or similar governing body. Plan, direct, or coordinate operational activities at the highest level of management with the help of subordinate executives and staff managers.
• General and Operations Managers

  Medium47.73%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate the operations of public or private sector organizations, overseeing multiple departments or locations. Duties and responsibilities include formulating policies, managing daily operations, and planning the use of materials and human resources, but are too diverse and general in nature to be classified in any one functional area of management or administration, such as personnel, purchasing, or administrative services. Usually manage through subordinate supervisors. Excludes First-Line Supervisors.
• Marketing Managers

  Medium51.50%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate marketing policies and programs, such as determining the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors, and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new products and services.
• Biofuels Production Managers

  Medium54.44%
  Manage biofuels production and plant operations. Collect and process information on plant production and performance, diagnose problems, and design corrective procedures.
• Biomass Power Plant Managers

  Medium54.43%
  Manage operations at biomass power generation facilities. Direct work activities at plant, including supervision of operations and maintenance staff.
• Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers

  Medium44.96%
  Define, plan, or execute biofuels/biodiesel research programs that evaluate alternative feedstock and process technologies with near-term commercial potential.
• Food Service Managers

  Medium50.23%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that serves food and beverages.
• Spa Managers

  Medium53.87%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of a spa facility. Coordinate programs, schedule and direct staff, and oversee financial activities.
• Compliance Managers

  Medium47.57%
  Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization to ensure compliance with ethical or regulatory standards.
• Wind Energy Development Managers

  Medium49.23%
  Lead or manage the development and evaluation of potential wind energy business opportunities, including environmental studies, permitting, and proposals. May also manage construction of projects.
• Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

  Medium55.39%
  Buy merchandise or commodities, other than farm products, for resale to consumers at the wholesale or retail level, including both durable and nondurable goods. Analyze past buying trends, sales records, price, and quality of merchandise to determine value and yield. Select, order, and authorize payment for merchandise according to contractual agreements. May conduct meetings with sales personnel and introduce new products. May negotiate contracts. Includes assistant wholesale and retail buyers of nonfarm products.
• Human Resources Specialists

  Medium54.95%
  Recruit, screen, interview, or place individuals within an organization. May perform other activities in multiple human resources areas.
• Online Merchants

  High68.87%
  Conduct retail activities of businesses operating exclusively online. May perform duties such as preparing business strategies, buying merchandise, managing inventory, implementing marketing activities, fulfilling and shipping online orders, and balancing financial records.
• Information Security Analysts

  Medium53.69%
  Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.
• Computer Network Support Specialists

  Medium55.92%
  Analyze, test, troubleshoot, and evaluate existing network systems, such as local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), cloud networks, servers, and other data communications networks. Perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.
• Bioinformatics Technicians

  Medium54.40%
  Apply principles and methods of bioinformatics to assist scientists in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. Apply bioinformatics tools to visualize, analyze, manipulate or interpret molecular data. May build and maintain databases for processing and analyzing genomic or other biological information.
• Bioinformatics Scientists

  Medium51.45%
  Conduct research using bioinformatics theory and methods in areas such as pharmaceuticals, medical technology, biotechnology, computational biology, proteomics, computer information science, biology and medical informatics. May design databases and develop algorithms for processing and analyzing genomic information, or other biological information.
• Fashion Designers

  Medium42.81%
  Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
• Floral Designers

  Medium44.24%
  Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
• Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

  Low30.74%
  Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
• Technical Writers

  Medium54.19%
  Write technical materials, such as equipment manuals, appendices, or operating and maintenance instructions. May assist in layout work.
• Pharmacists

  Medium49.30%
  Dispense drugs prescribed by physicians and other health practitioners and provide information to patients about medications and their use. May advise physicians and other health practitioners on the selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects of medications.
• Anesthesiologists

  Medium38.32%
  Administer anesthetics and analgesics for pain management prior to, during, or after surgery.
• Neurologists

  Medium34.77%
  Diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and diseases of the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, with a primarily nonsurgical focus.
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians

  Medium37.64%
  Diagnose and treat disorders requiring physiotherapy to provide physical, mental, and occupational rehabilitation.
• Pharmacy Technicians

  Medium58.91%
  Prepare medications under the direction of a pharmacist. May measure, mix, count out, label, and record amounts and dosages of medications according to prescription orders.
• Hearing Aid Specialists

  Medium35.90%
  Select and fit hearing aids for customers. Administer and interpret tests of hearing. Assess hearing instrument efficacy. Take ear impressions and prepare, design, and modify ear molds.
• Pharmacy Aides

  Medium60.20%
  Record drugs delivered to the pharmacy, store incoming merchandise, and inform the supervisor of stock needs. May operate cash register and accept prescriptions for filling.
• Retail Loss Prevention Specialists

  Medium46.99%
  Implement procedures and systems to prevent merchandise loss. Conduct audits and investigations of employee activity. May assist in developing policies, procedures, and systems for safeguarding assets.
• Fast Food and Counter Workers

  Medium41.33%
  Perform duties such as taking orders and serving food and beverages. Serve customers at counter or from a steam table. May take payment. May prepare food and beverages.
• Baristas

  Medium53.32%
  Prepare or serve specialty coffee or other beverages. Serve food such as baked goods or sandwiches to patrons.
• Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

  Low25.93%
  Keep buildings in clean and orderly condition. Perform heavy cleaning duties, such as cleaning floors, shampooing rugs, washing walls and glass, and removing rubbish. Duties may include tending furnace and boiler, performing routine maintenance activities, notifying management of need for repairs, and cleaning snow or debris from sidewalk.
• Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants

  Medium39.95%
  Provide personal items to patrons or customers in locker rooms, dressing rooms, or coatrooms.
• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

  Medium52.75%
  Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
• Cashiers

  High68.95%
  Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. May use electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. May process credit or debit card transactions and validate checks.
• Counter and Rental Clerks

  High72.64%
  Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.
• Parts Salespersons

  Medium63.63%
  Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.
• Retail Salespersons

  Medium52.39%
  Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.
• Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents

  High72.23%
  Buy and sell securities or commodities in investment and trading firms, or provide financial services to businesses and individuals. May advise customers about stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodities, and market conditions.
• Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors

  Medium62.51%
  Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
• Demonstrators and Product Promoters

  Medium43.40%
  Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.
• Telemarketers

  High78.30%
  Solicit donations or orders for goods or services over the telephone.
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers

  Medium52.67%
  Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of clerical and administrative support workers.
• Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service

  High80.81%
  Operate telephone business systems equipment or switchboards to relay incoming, outgoing, and interoffice calls. May supply information to callers and record messages.
• Billing and Posting Clerks

  High79.60%
  Compile, compute, and record billing, accounting, statistical, and other numerical data for billing purposes. Prepare billing invoices for services rendered or for delivery or shipment of goods.
• Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks

  High84.94%
  Compute, classify, and record numerical data to keep financial records complete. Perform any combination of routine calculating, posting, and verifying duties to obtain primary financial data for use in maintaining accounting records. May also check the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to business transactions recorded by other workers.
• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks

  High77.74%
  Compile and record employee time and payroll data. May compute employees' time worked, production, and commission. May compute and post wages and deductions, or prepare paychecks.
• Procurement Clerks

  High71.53%
  Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
• Correspondence Clerks

  High78.29%
  Compose letters or electronic correspondence in reply to requests for merchandise, damage claims, credit and other information, delinquent accounts, incorrect billings, or unsatisfactory services. Duties may include gathering data to formulate reply and preparing correspondence.
• Customer Service Representatives

  High68.30%
  Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily installation, sales, repair, and technical support.
• File Clerks

  High71.35%
  File correspondence, cards, invoices, receipts, and other records in alphabetical or numerical order or according to the filing system used. Locate and remove material from file when requested.
• Loan Interviewers and Clerks

  High69.88%
  Interview loan applicants to elicit information; investigate applicants' backgrounds and verify references; prepare loan request papers; and forward findings, reports, and documents to appraisal department. Review loan papers to ensure completeness, and complete transactions between loan establishment, borrowers, and sellers upon approval of loan.
• Order Clerks

  High80.71%
  Receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, classified ads, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Generally receives orders via mail, phone, fax, or other electronic means. Duties include informing customers of receipt, prices, shipping dates, and delays; preparing contracts; and handling complaints.
• Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping

  High67.61%
  Compile and keep personnel records. Record data for each employee, such as address, weekly earnings, absences, amount of sales or production, supervisory reports, and date of and reason for termination. May prepare reports for employment records, file employment records, or search employee files and furnish information to authorized persons.
• Receptionists and Information Clerks

  High74.18%
  Answer inquiries and provide information to the general public, customers, visitors, and other interested parties regarding activities conducted at establishment and location of departments, offices, and employees within the organization.
• Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks

  High73.97%
  Make and confirm reservations for transportation or lodging, or sell transportation tickets. May check baggage and direct passengers to designated concourse, pier, or track; deliver tickets and contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours; or provide tourists with travel or transportation information.
• Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks

  Medium65.21%
  Verify and maintain records on incoming and outgoing shipments involving inventory. Duties include verifying and recording incoming merchandise or material and arranging for the transportation of products. May prepare items for shipment.
• Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping

  High71.43%
  Weigh, measure, and check materials, supplies, and equipment for the purpose of keeping relevant records. Duties are primarily clerical by nature. Includes workers who collect and keep record of samples of products or materials.
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

  Medium60.44%
  Provide high-level administrative support by conducting research, preparing statistical reports, and handling information requests, as well as performing routine administrative functions such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. May also train and supervise lower-level clerical staff.
• Office Clerks, General

  Medium65.57%
  Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office procedures of individual establishments and may include a combination of answering telephones, bookkeeping, typing or word processing, office machine operation, and filing.
• Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

  Medium41.19%
  Manually plant, cultivate, and harvest vegetables, fruits, nuts, horticultural specialties, and field crops. Use hand tools, such as shovels, trowels, hoes, tampers, pruning hooks, shears, and knives. Duties may include tilling soil and applying fertilizers; transplanting, weeding, thinning, or pruning crops; applying pesticides; or cleaning, grading, sorting, packing, and loading harvested products. May construct trellises, repair fences and farm buildings, or participate in irrigation activities.
• Solar Energy Installation Managers

  Medium45.97%
  Direct work crews installing residential or commercial solar photovoltaic or thermal systems.
• Carpet Installers

  Low17.00%
  Lay and install carpet from rolls or blocks on floors. Install padding and trim flooring materials.
• Floor Sanders and Finishers

  Low14.14%
  Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.
• Tile and Stone Setters

  Low13.80%
  Apply hard tile, stone, and comparable materials to walls, floors, ceilings, countertops, and roof decks.
• Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians

  Low23.46%
  Install or repair solar energy systems designed to collect, store, and circulate solar-heated water for residential, commercial or industrial use.
• Solar Photovoltaic Installers

  Medium38.95%
  Assemble, install, or maintain solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on roofs or other structures in compliance with site assessment and schematics. May include measuring, cutting, assembling, and bolting structural framing and solar modules. May perform minor electrical work such as current checks.
• Fence Erectors

  Low12.39%
  Erect and repair fences and fence gates, using hand and power tools.
• First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

  Medium49.23%
  Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.
• Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers

  Medium45.35%
  Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.
• Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles

  Medium36.96%
  Install, diagnose, or repair communications, sound, security, or navigation equipment in motor vehicles.
• Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers

  Medium42.57%
  Install, repair, or adjust audio or television receivers, stereo systems, camcorders, video systems, or other electronic entertainment equipment in homes or other venues. May perform routine maintenance.
• Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

  Low23.99%
  Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Automotive Body and Related Repairers

  Low12.83%
  Repair and refinish automotive vehicle bodies and straighten vehicle frames.
• Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics

  Low27.13%
  Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul automotive vehicles.
• Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

  Low28.53%
  Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.
• Motorcycle Mechanics

  Low15.15%
  Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul motorcycles, scooters, mopeds, dirt bikes, or similar motorized vehicles.
• Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics

  Low24.70%
  Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul small engines used to power lawn mowers, chain saws, recreational sporting equipment, and related equipment.
• Bicycle Repairers

  Low14.10%
  Repair and service bicycles.
• Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians

  Low17.42%
  Diagnose, inspect, adjust, repair, or overhaul recreational vehicles including travel trailers. May specialize in maintaining gas, electrical, hydraulic, plumbing, or chassis/towing systems as well as repairing generators, appliances, and interior components. Includes workers who perform customized van conversions.
• Tire Repairers and Changers

  Low24.74%
  Repair and replace tires.
• Mechanical Door Repairers

  Low21.74%
  Install, service, or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors. Includes garage door mechanics.
• Home Appliance Repairers

  Medium35.75%
  Repair, adjust, or install all types of electric or gas household appliances, such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.
• Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

  Low30.19%
  Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
• Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers

  Medium42.63%
  Install, service, adjust, or repair coin, vending, or amusement machines including video games, juke boxes, pinball machines, or slot machines.
• Bakers

  Medium64.40%
  Mix and bake ingredients to produce breads, rolls, cookies, cakes, pies, pastries, or other baked goods.
• Butchers and Meat Cutters

  Medium38.24%
  Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.
• Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

  Low28.87%
  Use hands or hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and seafood.
• Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders

  High69.97%
  Operate or tend cooking equipment, such as steam cooking vats, deep fry cookers, pressure cookers, kettles, and boilers, to prepare food products.
• Sewers, Hand

  Low11.23%
  Sew, join, reinforce, or finish, usually with needle and thread, a variety of manufactured items. Includes weavers and stitchers.
• Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers

  Low22.39%
  Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
• Biofuels Processing Technicians

  Medium54.54%
  Calculate, measure, load, mix, and process refined feedstock with additives in fermentation or reaction process vessels and monitor production process. Perform, and keep records of, plant maintenance, repairs, and safety inspections.
• Medical Appliance Technicians

  Low24.63%
  Construct, maintain, or repair medical supportive devices such as braces, orthotics and prosthetic devices, joints, arch supports, and other surgical and medical appliances.
• Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians

  Medium42.63%
  Cut, grind, and polish eyeglasses, contact lenses, or other precision optical elements. Assemble and mount lenses into frames or process other optical elements. Includes precision lens polishers or grinders, centerer-edgers, and lens mounters.
• Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  Medium42.67%
  Set up, operate, or tend spraying or rolling machines to coat or paint any of a wide variety of products, including glassware, cloth, ceramics, metal, plastic, paper, or wood, with lacquer, silver, copper, rubber, varnish, glaze, enamel, oil, or rust-proofing materials. Includes painters of transportation vehicles such as painters in auto body repair facilities.
• Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators

  Medium54.79%
  Perform work involved in developing and processing photographic images from film or digital media. May perform precision tasks such as editing photographic negatives and prints.
• Etchers and Engravers

  Medium44.61%
  Engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber, or other materials. Includes such workers as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
• First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand

  Medium58.54%
  Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of helpers, laborers, or material movers, hand.
• First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators

  Medium53.71%
  Directly supervise and coordinate activities of material-moving machine and vehicle operators and helpers.
• Driver/Sales Workers

  Medium56.20%
  Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.
• Light Truck Drivers

  Medium51.40%
  Drive a light vehicle, such as a truck or van, with a capacity of less than 26,001 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW), primarily to pick up merchandise or packages from a distribution center and deliver. May load and unload vehicle.
• Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

  Medium56.73%
  Coordinate activities of switch-engine crew within railroad yard, industrial plant, or similar location. Conductors coordinate activities of train crew on passenger or freight trains. Yardmasters review train schedules and switching orders and coordinate activities of workers engaged in railroad traffic operations, such as the makeup or breakup of trains and yard switching.
• Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants

  Medium38.89%
  Service automobiles, buses, trucks, boats, and other automotive or marine vehicles with fuel, lubricants, and accessories. Collect payment for services and supplies. May lubricate vehicle, change motor oil, refill antifreeze, or replace lights or other accessories, such as windshield wiper blades or fan belts. May repair or replace tires.
• Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment

  Medium33.55%
  Wash or otherwise clean vehicles, machinery, and other equipment. Use such materials as water, cleaning agents, brushes, cloths, and hoses.
• Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand

  Medium36.17%
  Manually move freight, stock, luggage, or other materials, or perform other general labor. Includes all manual laborers not elsewhere classified.
• Stockers and Order Fillers

  Medium56.05%
  Receive, store, and issue merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers' orders. May operate power equipment to fill orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays.