• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

41-4012 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

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National estimates for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Industry profile for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Geographic profile for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

National estimates for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
1,288,920	0.6 %	$ 38.70	$ 80,490	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 17.90	$ 23.33	$ 31.56	$ 46.20	$ 63.95
Annual Wage (2)	$ 37,240	$ 48,520	$ 65,630	$ 96,090	$ 133,010

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Industry profile for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	235,560	15.79	$ 36.95	$ 76,860
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	144,740	14.21	$ 36.27	$ 75,440
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	130,340	25.95	$ 43.86	$ 91,220
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	109,800	14.77	$ 37.92	$ 78,870
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only)	62,830	11.54	$ 37.00	$ 76,960

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	130,340	25.95	$ 43.86	$ 91,220
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	235,560	15.79	$ 36.95	$ 76,860
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	109,800	14.77	$ 37.92	$ 78,870
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	144,740	14.21	$ 36.27	$ 75,440
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	16,860	11.66	$ 35.93	$ 74,730

Top paying industries for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	380	0.21	$ 73.86	$ 153,630
Scientific Research and Development Services	2,040	0.22	$ 63.58	$ 132,250
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	50	0.08	$ 58.81	$ 122,320
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	2,750	1.70	$ 58.66	$ 122,010
Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	1,670	0.10	$ 54.23	$ 112,800

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Geographic profile for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	142,330	7.93	0.93	$ 40.56	$ 84,360
Texas	97,670	7.20	0.85	$ 36.66	$ 76,240
Florida	89,730	9.38	1.10	$ 36.15	$ 75,190
New York	68,860	7.33	0.86	$ 43.46	$ 90,400
Illinois	62,300	10.36	1.22	$ 37.00	$ 76,960

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin	35,700	12.37	1.46	$ 36.15	$ 75,180
South Dakota	5,390	12.12	1.43	$ 37.56	$ 78,120
Minnesota	32,210	11.18	1.32	$ 42.82	$ 89,060
Ohio	59,850	10.94	1.29	$ 39.89	$ 82,970
Iowa	16,720	10.82	1.27	$ 38.40	$ 79,860

Top paying states for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Rhode Island	5,170	10.59	1.25	$ 47.92	$ 99,680
Wyoming	1,780	6.51	0.77	$ 44.51	$ 92,570
New Jersey	32,840	7.82	0.92	$ 44.36	$ 92,260
New York	68,860	7.33	0.86	$ 43.46	$ 90,400
Pennsylvania	56,930	9.57	1.13	$ 42.95	$ 89,330

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

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	68,010	7.16	0.84	$ 45.38	$ 94,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	56,540	9.14	1.08	$ 38.57	$ 80,230
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	45,620	10.12	1.19	$ 38.06	$ 79,160
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	31,070	11.42	1.35	$ 36.46	$ 75,840
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	30,230	7.62	0.90	$ 37.55	$ 78,110
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	26,410	9.37	1.10	$ 40.00	$ 83,190
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	25,740	8.10	0.95	$ 36.91	$ 76,760
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	21,470	11.23	1.32	$ 45.59	$ 94,840
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	19,770	6.99	0.82	$ 40.44	$ 84,120
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	19,530	7.07	0.83	$ 41.05	$ 85,390

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	2,600	18.98	2.24	$ 42.35	$ 88,090
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	1,420	15.23	1.79	$ 32.11	$ 66,800
Dalton, GA	940	14.41	1.70	$ 38.57	$ 80,230
Wausau, WI	950	13.67	1.61	$ 35.08	$ 72,970
Sioux Falls, SD	2,210	13.35	1.57	$ 38.34	$ 79,760
Lafayette, LA	2,540	13.25	1.56	$ 34.53	$ 71,830
Green Bay, WI	2,240	13.08	1.54	$ 35.13	$ 73,060
Appleton, WI	1,610	12.98	1.53	$ 35.67	$ 74,200
Fargo, ND-MN	1,880	12.88	1.52	$ 37.22	$ 77,410
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI	6,890	12.84	1.51	$ 38.18	$ 79,410