Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations programs in Washington
9 schools in Washington teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Washington
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Washington earn a median of $60,750 a year across 27,640 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $79,830 | 27,340 |
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $95,120 | 24,460 |
| Marketing Managers | $172,270 | 8,880 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | $75,510 | 8,770 |
| Parts Salespersons | $46,830 | 6,230 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Washington University Ellensburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Pierce College District Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Shoreline College Shoreline | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Shoreline College Shoreline | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
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The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.