# Sporting Goods Retailers

> National industry (NAICS 459110) — This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in retailing new sporting goods, such as bicycles and bicycle parts; camping equipment; exercise and fitness equipment; athletic uniforms; specialty sports footwear; and other sporting goods, equipment, and accessories.

Illustrative Examples:

Athletic uniform supply retailers
Fishing supply retailers
Bicycle (except motorized) retailers
Golf pro shops
Bowling equipment and supply retailers
Tack shops
Diving equipment retailers
Sporting goods (e.g., scuba, skiing, ball sports) retailers
Exercise equipment retailers
Sporting gun and hunting equipment retailers
Camping and hiking equipment retailers  


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

- **NAICS code:** 459110
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/459110
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 297,700 across 124 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $39,410.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 104 occupations):** 72nd percentile (High) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Retail Salespersons (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-2031-00) — 145,500 employed; $34,710
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-1011-00) — 23,290 employed; $47,610
- Cashiers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-2011-00) — 21,140 employed; $30,940
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 12,690 employed; $71,320
- Stockers and Order Fillers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7065-00) — 10,480 employed; $34,930
- Bicycle Repairers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-3091-00) — 10,310 employed; $39,660
- Customer Service Representatives (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4051-00) — 8,670 employed; $35,990
- Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-5071-00) — 7,650 employed; $37,250
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 3,630 employed; $39,780
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-7062-00) — 3,390 employed; $36,680
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3031-00) — 2,690 employed; $45,320
- Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9099-00) — 2,630 employed; $44,570
- Sales Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-2022-00) — 2,490 employed; $76,340
- Buyers and Purchasing Agents — 2,010 employed; $53,470
- Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-27-1026-00) — 1,940 employed; $36,360
- Self-Enrichment Teachers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-25-3021-00) — 1,890 employed; $37,820
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-4012-00) — 1,740 employed; $54,030
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-1011-00) — 1,610 employed; $58,140
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-3091-00) — 1,420 employed; $35,730
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-49-9071-00) — 1,390 employed; $39,640

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/459110_