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Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers vs Retail Salespersons

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers and Retail Salespersons on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Retail Salespersons
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$37,350
$34,580
Employment · BLS OEWS
192,480
3,800,250
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
58th pct
89th pct

At a glance

Dimension Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers Retail Salespersons
Median pay $37,350 $34,580
Employment 192,480 3,800,250
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.2%) Declining (-0.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 20,800 555,800
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 58th pct High · 89th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 68th pct · 37% of tasks 74th pct · 38% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (73.3%) Augmentation-leaning (31.4%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, Sales and Marketing, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Speech Clarity, Active Listening, Fluency of Ideas, Speech Recognition, English Language, Speaking, Critical Thinking, Originality, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering, Category Flexibility, Near Vision, Administration and Management, Judgment and Decision Making, Problem Sensitivity, Reading Comprehension, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Time Management, Written Comprehension, Written Expression, Inductive Reasoning, Writing, Active Learning.

Specific to Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

  • Visualization
  • Manual Dexterity
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Trunk Strength
  • Far Vision
  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness

Specific to Retail Salespersons

  • Persuasion
  • Service Orientation
  • Negotiation
  • Mathematics
  • Administrative
  • Monitoring
  • Psychology
  • Instructing

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Document management software , Graphics or photo imaging software , Desktop publishing software , Operating system software , Internet browser software , Computer aided design CAD software , Word processing software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software .

Specific to Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers

Specific to Retail Salespersons

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers or Retail Salespersons — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers vs Retail Salespersons." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/merchandise-displayers-and-window-trimmers-vs-retail-salespersons

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Singulariki. (2026). Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers vs Retail Salespersons. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/merchandise-displayers-and-window-trimmers-vs-retail-salespersons

BibTeX 
@misc{singulariki-merchandise-displayers-and-window-trimmers-vs-retail-salespersons,
  title  = {Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers vs Retail Salespersons},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/merchandise-displayers-and-window-trimmers-vs-retail-salespersons}
}

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