Company Insights/Paint, Coating, and Adhesive Manufacturing/Sherwin-Williams

Sherwin-Williams Headcount Insights and Observed Profile Trends

Sherwin-Williams has 44,611 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This is a profile coverage measure, not a company-reported workforce total.

Updated September 10, 2026
Observed profiles
44,611
As of July 2026 · +0.6% since August 2025
New hires
1,710
Last 12 months
Departments
34
37% in Sales
Countries represented
130
7.9% of profiles in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Summary
  • Observed professional profiles increased by 0.6% from 44,338 in August 2025 to 44,611 in July 2026.
  • Sales is the largest classified department, with 14,084 of 37,810 profiles (37.2%).
  • Cleveland, Ohio, USA is the most common reported profile location, representing 7.9% of the 37,810 profiles in the geography snapshot.
  • 1,710 observed hire events appear in the latest 12-month event window.

Sherwin-Williams observed profiles over time

The overview and this chart use the same monthly profile series. These observed counts may differ from the company’s total workforce.

Observed professional profile trend

44,62744,29343,959Aug 25Jan 26Jul 26Jul 2644,611

Observed professional profiles increased by 0.6% across the available monthly window, from 44,338 to 44,611 profiles.

Observed profiles by department

Current professional profiles rank classified departments by observed count.

Population: 37,810 profiles with a department classification from 37,810 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series.

What the data says

Sales is the largest observed department at Sherwin-Williams, with 14,084 professional profiles.

Team composition

Sales
37%
14,084
Other
19%
7,349
Manufacturing
7%
2,784
Information Technology
6%
2,292
Management
5%
1,826
Research
3%
1,073
Finance
2%
938
Human Resources
2%
824
Business Development
2%
800
Customer Service
2%
793
Marketing
2%
701
Engineering
2%
652
Administrative
1%
497
Design
1%
391
Quality Assurance
1%
384
Accounting
1%
379
Production
<1%
326
Project Management
<1%
238
Education
<1%
200
Purchasing
<1%
187
Legal
<1%
167
Training
<1%
163
Product Management
<1%
157
Art / Creative
<1%
151
Analyst
<1%
105
Supply Chain
<1%
85
Consulting
<1%
82
Health Care Provider
<1%
79
Writing / Editing
<1%
45
Public Relations
<1%
30
Science
<1%
10
General Business
<1%
8
Strategy / Planning
<1%
8
QualityAssurance
<1%
2

Profiles by location

Locations reported on individual profiles show where observed profiles are based. These are profile locations, not a count of company offices.

What the data says

Cleveland, Ohio, USA is the most common observed profile location for Sherwin-Williams in this dataset.

Geographic distribution

Cleveland, Ohio, USA
7.9%
Chicago metropolitan area, Illinois, USA
0.9%
São Bernardo do Campo, SP, BRA
0.9%
SP, BRA
0.8%
Houston, Texas, USA
0.6%

City or region available for 34,770 of 37,810 profiles (92.0%). Percentages use all observed profiles, including those without a known location. Profile data through 2026-08-25.

Profiles by seniority

The profile distribution shows the balance between leadership, management, and individual contributors.

Population: 37,810 profiles with a vendor seniority classification from 37,810 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series. Ambiguous Owner, Partner, Executive, and unavailable labels are grouped as Unclassified.

Vendor-classified seniority mix

Entry level40.8%
15,417
Manager24.5%
9,252
Mid-Senior level15.6%
5,901
Unclassified7.7%
2,908
Senior4.7%
1,787
Associate2.3%
885
Internship2.1%
811
Director1.6%
606
Vice President (VP)<1%
203
Chief X Officer (CxO)<1%
40

Most common job titles

The most frequent titles in the available profile population show the roles with the greatest visible density.

Counts come from the current observed profile snapshot and are separate from the monthly headcount series.

Role concentration

Assistant Manager
20.6%
Store Manager
19.4%
Sales Representative
17.4%
Sales Associate
16.5%
Manager
7.0%
Customer Service Specialist
4.6%
Assistant Store Manager
4.6%
Operations Manager
3.8%
Branch Manager
3.3%
Delivery Driver
2.8%

Frequently asked questions

How many professional profiles are observed for Sherwin-Williams?

Sherwin-Williams has 44,611 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This coverage measure may differ from the company's total workforce.

How has Sherwin-Williams's observed professional profile count changed?

Sherwin-Williams's observed professional profile count increased by 0.6% from August 2025 to July 2026, using the same monthly series shown above.

What is the largest department at Sherwin-Williams?

Sales is the largest observed department at Sherwin-Williams, with 14,084 professional profiles.

How is Sherwin-Williams workforce data collected?

Observed profile trends use the latest available monthly professional profile snapshot. Company-reported workforce totals appear separately and only when supported by a primary company source or regulatory filing. Geography uses location information from individual profiles, aggregated separately from verified company headquarters. Data may lag internal company changes.

Methodology

The observed profile metric and trend chart use the same latest available monthly snapshot, with its observation month shown separately from the page update date. Company-reported workforce totals appear only when supported by a primary source and remain separate from profile counts. Geographic distributions use a separate current profile population and person location fields, never company headquarters. Country counts describe countries represented in those profiles, not offices. Location percentages include profiles without a known city or region in their denominator. Department, seniority, and title coverage may differ from the company workforce.

Last verified: September 10, 2026