Retail
Shopkeeper
Key facts
Employment in this job is holding up or growing in the United States, but it is highly exposed to AI. AI exposure: moderate according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +4.9% (BLS). Working well with AI is becoming an asset.
The job
Shop keepers (ISCO 5221). Shopkeepers operate small retail shops either independently or with support from a small number of others.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
13 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- entrepreneur
- retail business developer
- retail business entrepreneur
- retail business transformer
- retail entrepreneur
- retail experience entrepreneur
- retail innovator
- retail product developer
- retail sales entrepreneur
- retail trade entrepreneur
- retailer
- shop keeper
- shopping entrepreneur
Training
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Gauges
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Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.