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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

41-9041 Telemarketers

Solicit donations or orders for goods or services over the telephone.


National estimates for Telemarketers
Industry profile for Telemarketers
Geographic profile for Telemarketers

National estimates for Telemarketers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Telemarketers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
96,520 2.6 % $ 16.15 $ 33,600 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for Telemarketers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.74 $ 13.15 $ 14.92 $ 17.79 $ 22.16
Annual Wage (2) $ 22,350 $ 27,360 $ 31,030 $ 36,990 $ 46,100


Industry profile for Telemarketers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Telemarketers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Telemarketers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Telemarketers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Support Services 66,400 8.30 $ 15.17 $ 31,550
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 3,880 0.22 $ 17.62 $ 36,660
Employment Services 3,790 0.10 $ 14.81 $ 30,800
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) 2,270 0.11 $ 19.25 $ 40,050
Telecommunications 1,660 0.25 $ 17.81 $ 37,040

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Telemarketers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Support Services 66,400 8.30 $ 15.17 $ 31,550
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services 580 0.35 $ 15.55 $ 32,350
Telecommunications 1,660 0.25 $ 17.81 $ 37,040
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 3,880 0.22 $ 17.62 $ 36,660
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 1,260 0.15 $ 14.39 $ 29,940

Top paying industries for Telemarketers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 600 0.02 $ 28.08 $ 58,400
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 90 0.01 $ 25.41 $ 52,850
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 580 0.04 $ 25.21 $ 52,450
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers 50 0.03 $ 24.85 $ 51,690
Truck Transportation 40 (7) $ 24.48 $ 50,910


Geographic profile for Telemarketers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Telemarketers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Telemarketers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of telemarketers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Telemarketers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 20,980 1.61 2.47 $ 16.47 $ 34,260
Florida 12,910 1.40 2.15 $ 15.07 $ 31,340
Ohio 6,410 1.19 1.83 $ 14.42 $ 29,980
California 5,820 0.33 0.51 $ 18.61 $ 38,700
North Carolina 4,580 0.99 1.51 $ 15.09 $ 31,390


Map of location quotient of telemarketers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Telemarketers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Idaho 1,630 2.04 3.13 $ 17.68 $ 36,780
Texas 20,980 1.61 2.47 $ 16.47 $ 34,260
Missouri 4,130 1.47 2.25 $ 16.16 $ 33,610
Nebraska 1,410 1.45 2.22 $ 13.39 $ 27,860
Florida 12,910 1.40 2.15 $ 15.07 $ 31,340


Map of annual mean wages of telemarketers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Telemarketers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 310 0.19 0.29 $ 23.11 $ 48,070
Minnesota 600 0.21 0.33 $ 21.89 $ 45,530
New Mexico 620 0.76 1.16 $ 20.45 $ 42,530
Massachusetts 870 0.24 0.37 $ 19.80 $ 41,180
Colorado 1,110 0.40 0.62 $ 19.32 $ 40,180



Map of employment of telemarketers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Telemarketers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4,570 1.20 1.84 $ 18.24 $ 37,940
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 4,010 3.82 5.85 $ 17.04 $ 35,450
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,780 1.44 2.21 $ 16.79 $ 34,910
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 3,530 2.72 4.17 $ 14.29 $ 29,710
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,070 0.50 0.77 $ 18.39 $ 38,240
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,110 1.54 2.37 $ 14.35 $ 29,840
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,080 0.94 1.43 $ 17.98 $ 37,410
El Paso, TX 1,850 5.84 8.95 $ 14.74 $ 30,660
Austin-Round Rock, TX 1,780 1.51 2.31 $ 16.31 $ 33,910
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,520 0.50 0.76 $ 17.46 $ 36,320


Map of location quotient of telemarketers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Telemarketers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
El Paso, TX 1,850 5.84 8.95 $ 14.74 $ 30,660
Canton-Massillon, OH 800 4.93 7.56 $ 13.80 $ 28,700
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 490 3.85 5.89 $ 12.85 $ 26,730
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 4,010 3.82 5.85 $ 17.04 $ 35,450
Springfield, MO 710 3.32 5.09 $ 14.50 $ 30,160
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 3,530 2.72 4.17 $ 14.29 $ 29,710
Lincoln, NE 440 2.53 3.88 $ 13.08 $ 27,200
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 690 2.49 3.82 $ 13.77 $ 28,630
Boise City, ID 730 2.04 3.12 $ 17.64 $ 36,700
Ocala, FL 230 2.03 3.10 $ 11.28 $ 23,460


Map of annual mean wages of telemarketers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Telemarketers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (8) (8) (8) $ 27.62 $ 57,440
Stockton-Lodi, CA 40 0.13 0.20 $ 24.07 $ 50,060
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 150 0.27 0.41 $ 23.39 $ 48,650
New Haven, CT 40 0.14 0.22 $ 23.10 $ 48,060
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 450 0.24 0.37 $ 22.98 $ 47,800
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 510 0.21 0.33 $ 22.03 $ 45,820
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 310 0.15 0.23 $ 20.78 $ 43,210
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 160 0.15 0.22 $ 20.56 $ 42,760
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,350 0.15 0.22 $ 20.35 $ 42,320
Springfield, MA-CT 50 0.15 0.23 $ 20.35 $ 42,320

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Telemarketers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 1,290 11.09 16.99 $ 15.87 $ 33,010
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 410 4.55 6.98 $ 18.23 $ 37,920
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 170 0.69 1.06 $ 13.64 $ 28,370
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 120 0.64 0.98 $ 15.33 $ 31,880
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 110 0.79 1.21 $ 14.37 $ 29,890

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Telemarketers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 1,290 11.09 16.99 $ 15.87 $ 33,010
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 410 4.55 6.98 $ 18.23 $ 37,920
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 110 0.79 1.21 $ 14.37 $ 29,890
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 170 0.69 1.06 $ 13.64 $ 28,370
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 120 0.64 0.98 $ 15.33 $ 31,880

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Telemarketers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 410 4.55 6.98 $ 18.23 $ 37,920
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 1,290 11.09 16.99 $ 15.87 $ 33,010
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 120 0.64 0.98 $ 15.33 $ 31,880
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 110 0.79 1.21 $ 14.37 $ 29,890
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area 60 0.36 0.55 $ 14.10 $ 29,320


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023