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Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
OJT for Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods: NAICS 424
The Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods subsector is part of the Wholesale Trade sector.
The Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods subsector includes the following industries:
- Paper and Paper Product Merchant Wholesalers
- Drugs and Druggists’ Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
- Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers
- Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers
- Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers
- Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
- Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers
- Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers
- Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
Largest Occupations
The following table shows the top 10 projected occupations, in size, for this subsector through 2026. It also shows the educational requirements and OJT requirements for these top-sized occupations. The OJT.com training directory provides a listing of the state-by-state training providers that can fulfill your on-the-job training requirements.
Largest Occupations in Subsector, Projected for 2026
| Occupation | 2026 Projected Employment (in thousands) | 2026 Projected Percent of Subsector | Percent Employment Change (2016-2026) | Education Requirements | OJT Requirements |
| Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products | 297.8 | 14.6 | 4.3 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand | 180.0 | 8.8 | 2.8 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | 141.9 | 6.9 | 3.0 | Postsecondary nondegree award | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Stock clerks and order fillers | 103.3 | 5.1 | -3.5 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Driver/sales workers | 99.7 | 4.9 | 10.8 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Light truck or delivery services drivers | 77.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training |
| General and operations managers | 57.9 | 2.8 | 0.0 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks | 56.9 | 2.8 | -3.0 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Customer service representatives | 54.8 | 2.7 | -4.2 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Office clerks, general | 51.3 | 2.5 | -10.1 | High school diploma or equivalent | Short-term on-the-job training |
Growth Occupations
The following table shows the top 10 projected occupations, in growth, for this subsector through 2026. It also shows the educational requirements and OJT requirements for these top-growth occupations. The OJT.com training directory provides a listing of the state-by-state training providers that can fulfill your on-the-job training requirements.
Highest Growth Occupations in Subsector, Projected thru 2026
| Occupation | 2026 Projected Employment (in thousands) | 2026 Projected Percent of Subsector | Percent Employment Change (2016-2026) | Education Requirements | OJT Requirements |
| Bartenders | 0.1 | 0.0 | 22.6 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Market research analysts and marketing specialists | 18.1 | 0.9 | 15.1 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 22.7 | 1.1 | 14.1 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Operations research analysts | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.7 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.9 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Food service managers | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.3 | High school diploma or equivalent | None |
| Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11.9 | High school diploma or equivalent | Moderate-term on-the-job training |
| Financial managers | 8.0 | 0.4 | 11.3 | Bachelor’s degree | None |
| Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers | 7.3 | 0.4 | 11.0 | No formal educational credential | Short-term on-the-job training |
| Butchers and meat cutters | 4.6 | 0.2 | 11.0 | No formal educational credential | Long-term on-the-job training |
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