High Growth Careers in Sales or Related Positions?
Careers in Sales and Related Positions include being a securities, commodities, and financial service sales agent, an advertising sales agent, a demonstrator and product promoter, a retail salesperson, or a counter and rental clerk. Sound interesting? For those job seekers looking for high growth industries, specific occupations in the field of Sales and Related Positions show strong prospects for growth and hiring in New York State through 2016: A 10% annual workforce growth rate with at least 100 new annual openings are expected.
Job Title (SOC Code) 							Education & Training Requirements	 	Entry Level Salary (Median) 	Annual Average Openings in NYS
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (41-3031)	Bachelor's degree				$48,580				1590
Advertising Sales Agents (41-3011)					Moderate-term on-the-job training		$33,390				940
Demonstrators and Product Promoters (41-9011)				Moderate-term on-the-job training		$17,900				220
Retail Salespersons (41-2031)						Short-term on-the-job training			$16,800				11460
Counter and Rental Clerks (41-2021)					Short-term on-the-job training			$16,550				980

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