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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
41-2022 Parts Salespersons
Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.
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 occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 254,870 |
1.2 % |
$16.39 |
$34,080 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.56 |
$11.46 |
$14.63 |
$19.44 |
$26.27 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,880 |
$23,840 |
$30,430 |
$40,430 |
$54,640 |
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) |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
110,100 |
19.83 |
$13.60 |
$28,290 |
| Automobile Dealers |
57,480 |
4.45 |
$18.67 |
$38,840 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
22,130 |
3.21 |
$19.52 |
$40,600 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
19,520 |
5.66 |
$18.68 |
$38,850 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers |
11,350 |
7.17 |
$16.11 |
$33,520 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
110,100 |
19.83 |
$13.60 |
$28,290 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers |
11,350 |
7.17 |
$16.11 |
$33,520 |
| Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
19,520 |
5.66 |
$18.68 |
$38,850 |
| Automobile Dealers |
57,480 |
4.45 |
$18.67 |
$38,840 |
| Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
22,130 |
3.21 |
$19.52 |
$40,600 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
60 |
(7) |
$23.81 |
$49,530 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
(8) |
(8) |
$22.35 |
$46,480 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
170 |
0.08 |
$21.09 |
$43,880 |
| Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) |
450 |
0.06 |
$21.06 |
$43,800 |
| Truck Transportation |
70 |
(7) |
$20.71 |
$43,080 |
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 |
24,830 |
1.46 |
0.83 |
$17.62 |
$36,650 |
| Texas |
23,160 |
1.91 |
1.09 |
$15.55 |
$32,340 |
| Florida |
15,390 |
1.79 |
1.02 |
$14.67 |
$30,510 |
| New York |
10,800 |
1.15 |
0.65 |
$18.37 |
$38,200 |
| Ohio |
10,460 |
1.93 |
1.10 |
$15.28 |
$31,790 |
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) |
| North Dakota |
1,630 |
3.91 |
2.22 |
$19.85 |
$41,290 |
| South Dakota |
1,590 |
3.77 |
2.14 |
$17.86 |
$37,140 |
| Wyoming |
900 |
3.34 |
1.90 |
$17.88 |
$37,190 |
| Montana |
1,400 |
3.03 |
1.72 |
$16.65 |
$34,630 |
| Arkansas |
3,580 |
2.95 |
1.68 |
$13.78 |
$28,660 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
540 |
1.71 |
0.97 |
$20.36 |
$42,350 |
| Hawaii |
640 |
1.00 |
0.57 |
$20.02 |
$41,640 |
| North Dakota |
1,630 |
3.91 |
2.22 |
$19.85 |
$41,290 |
| Connecticut |
2,690 |
1.62 |
0.92 |
$19.66 |
$40,890 |
| Colorado |
3,850 |
1.47 |
0.83 |
$19.23 |
$39,990 |
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 |
8,100 |
0.85 |
0.48 |
$19.55 |
$40,660 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
7,840 |
1.28 |
0.73 |
$17.35 |
$36,090 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,510 |
2.11 |
1.20 |
$15.47 |
$32,190 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,810 |
1.47 |
0.83 |
$17.17 |
$35,720 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,940 |
1.66 |
0.94 |
$15.94 |
$33,160 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,370 |
1.63 |
0.93 |
$14.75 |
$30,680 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
4,280 |
1.65 |
0.94 |
$14.97 |
$31,130 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
3,870 |
1.36 |
0.77 |
$16.62 |
$34,560 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
3,720 |
1.81 |
1.03 |
$16.12 |
$33,540 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
3,040 |
1.55 |
0.88 |
$17.60 |
$36,610 |
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