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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers ;
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers ;
Cashiers ;
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers ;
Counter and Rental Clerks ;
Parts Salespersons ;
Retail Salespersons ;
Advertising Sales Agents ;
Insurance Sales Agents ;
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents ;
Travel Agents ;
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel ;
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ;
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products ;
Demonstrators and Product Promoters ;
Models ;
Real Estate Brokers ;
Real Estate Sales Agents ;
Sales Engineers ;
Telemarketers ;
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers ;
Sales and Related Workers, All Other
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
14,371,410 |
0.2 % |
$20.70 |
$43,060 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$9.41 |
$11.20 |
$14.24 |
$23.59 |
$38.95 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$19,570 |
$23,300 |
$29,630 |
$49,060 |
$81,020 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
General Merchandise Stores |
1,884,560 |
60.22 |
$13.18 |
$27,420 |
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
1,168,020 |
40.12 |
$13.54 |
$28,160 |
Clothing Stores |
898,520 |
87.22 |
$13.99 |
$29,090 |
Gasoline Stations |
724,760 |
77.63 |
$11.96 |
$24,870 |
Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
669,450 |
58.39 |
$16.20 |
$33,690 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Shoe Stores |
184,000 |
90.30 |
$13.63 |
$28,340 |
Clothing Stores |
898,520 |
87.22 |
$13.99 |
$29,090 |
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores |
129,280 |
79.75 |
$13.63 |
$28,350 |
Book Stores and News Dealers |
60,250 |
78.28 |
$12.88 |
$26,800 |
Gasoline Stations |
724,760 |
77.63 |
$11.96 |
$24,870 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
194,560 |
20.68 |
$58.59 |
$121,880 |
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil |
130 |
1.08 |
$52.15 |
$108,470 |
Scientific Research and Development Services |
10,170 |
1.44 |
$51.39 |
$106,880 |
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills |
670 |
0.72 |
$48.56 |
$100,990 |
Oil and Gas Extraction |
2,980 |
2.11 |
$48.51 |
$100,900 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
1,636,580 |
94.15 |
0.96 |
$22.43 |
$46,660 |
Texas |
1,262,690 |
101.57 |
1.04 |
$20.20 |
$42,030 |
Florida |
1,022,310 |
116.25 |
1.19 |
$19.12 |
$39,760 |
New York |
903,950 |
94.92 |
0.97 |
$26.71 |
$55,560 |
Illinois |
560,360 |
92.99 |
0.95 |
$20.93 |
$43,530 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Florida |
1,022,310 |
116.25 |
1.19 |
$19.12 |
$39,760 |
New Hampshire |
76,470 |
115.77 |
1.18 |
$20.60 |
$42,860 |
South Dakota |
46,220 |
108.72 |
1.11 |
$19.38 |
$40,320 |
South Carolina |
228,040 |
108.19 |
1.11 |
$17.36 |
$36,110 |
North Carolina |
479,880 |
107.53 |
1.10 |
$20.13 |
$41,870 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York |
903,950 |
94.92 |
0.97 |
$26.71 |
$55,560 |
District of Columbia |
28,010 |
38.72 |
0.40 |
$25.69 |
$53,440 |
Colorado |
287,130 |
107.20 |
1.10 |
$24.35 |
$50,660 |
Massachusetts |
315,220 |
87.09 |
0.89 |
$24.25 |
$50,430 |
Connecticut |
156,010 |
93.69 |
0.96 |
$23.35 |
$48,570 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
932,640 |
96.59 |
0.99 |
$27.80 |
$57,830 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
592,210 |
94.91 |
0.97 |
$22.31 |
$46,400 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
450,430 |
96.32 |
0.98 |
$21.96 |
$45,670 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
381,720 |
104.38 |
1.07 |
$21.70 |
$45,140 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
325,800 |
123.30 |
1.26 |
$20.03 |
$41,670 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
300,520 |
109.54 |
1.12 |
$20.55 |
$42,750 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
300,320 |
98.40 |
1.01 |
$21.29 |
$44,290 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
272,300 |
85.65 |
0.88 |
$22.68 |
$47,180 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
267,990 |
93.17 |
0.95 |
$22.91 |
$47,660 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
245,960 |
87.90 |
0.90 |
$25.63 |
$53,320 |
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