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	Counter and Rental Clerks	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	Retail Salespersons	Parts Salespersons	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
SUMMARY	74% High Risk	32% Low Risk	56% Moderate Risk	59% Moderate Risk	65% High Risk
JOB SCORE	2.8/10	4.0/10	2.5/10	3.4/10	3.2/10
POLLING	86% (Imminent Risk, Based on 37 votes)	52% (Moderate Risk, Based on 60 votes)	73% (High Risk, Based on 337 votes)	72% (High Risk, Based on 46 votes)	67% (High Risk, Based on 103 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	3.2%	-5.0%	-0.5%	3.1%	3.7%
WAGES	$38,540 or $18.53 per hour	$47,320 or $22.75 per hour	$34,580 or $16.62 per hour	$37,440 or $18.00 per hour	$34,270 or $16.47 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	398,620	1,113,160	3,800,250	265,060	261,430
SNOWFLAKE [?] The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes.
DESCRIPTION	Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.	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.	Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.	Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.	Accommodate hotel, motel, and resort patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keys or cards, transmitting and receiving messages, keeping records of occupied rooms and guests' accounts, making and confirming reservations, and presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests.

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