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Sales and Related Occupations meeting "critical" vacancy criteria for the 2007-Q4 Massachusetts Job Vacancy Survey

Education Requirement Key
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Job Title
No. of Critical
Vacancies
Employment
Median Salary
Top Industry Employing
This Job
Education/
Training Requirement
Persistent
 
(2007, Q4)
2007 May
2007 May
 
 
 
Sales and Related Occupations
2,905
93,660
$25,490
 
 
 
First-Line
Supervisors/
Managers of Retail Sales Workers
952
26,550
$37,210
Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
Experience
Yes
Sales
Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing,
Except Technical and Scientific Products
652
30,710
$59,840
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
Experience
Yes
Sales
Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
578
18,650
$79,800
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Experience
Yes
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
360
7,860
$84,030
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
Bachelors
Yes
First-Line
Supervisors/
Managers of Non
Retail Sales Workers
212
7,250
$74,110
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Experience
Travel Agents
151
2,640
$31,430
Administrative and Support Services
Certificate

Education Requirement Key

Bachelors: Bachelors Degree
Bachelors+: Bachelors Degree Plus Experience
Associates: Associates Degree
Certificate: Postsecondary Vocational Award
Experience: Work Experience in a Related Occupation
Masters: Masters Degree
Ph.D.: Doctorate
Short-term On-The-Job Training: less than one month training
Moderate-term On-The-Job Training: one month to one year training
Long-term On-The-Job Training: more than one years training