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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