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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
41-4011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of post-secondary education. Excludes "Sales Engineers" (41-9031).
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) |
| 328,370 |
1.7 % |
$44.67 |
$92,910 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$19.20 |
$26.56 |
$37.97 |
$56.16 |
$77.38 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$39,930 |
$55,250 |
$78,980 |
$116,800 |
$160,940 |
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) |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
57,970 |
9.32 |
$47.81 |
$99,440 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers |
51,130 |
5.76 |
$48.01 |
$99,860 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
29,450 |
1.49 |
$45.79 |
$95,250 |
| Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers |
29,280 |
14.70 |
$46.21 |
$96,120 |
| Software Publishers |
16,310 |
4.78 |
$45.93 |
$95,520 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers |
29,280 |
14.70 |
$46.21 |
$96,120 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
57,970 |
9.32 |
$47.81 |
$99,440 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers |
51,130 |
5.76 |
$48.01 |
$99,860 |
| Software Publishers |
16,310 |
4.78 |
$45.93 |
$95,520 |
| Household Appliances and Electrical and Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers |
15,110 |
4.65 |
$41.51 |
$86,340 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oil and Gas Extraction |
140 |
0.08 |
$59.11 |
$122,950 |
| Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing |
590 |
0.73 |
$55.71 |
$115,880 |
| Resin, Synthetic Rubber, and Artificial Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing |
870 |
0.94 |
$51.01 |
$106,090 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
8,330 |
0.36 |
$50.61 |
$105,270 |
| Boiler, Tank, and Shipping Container Manufacturing |
100 |
0.11 |
$50.51 |
$105,060 |
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 |
46,150 |
2.89 |
1.24 |
$45.72 |
$95,090 |
| Texas |
33,000 |
2.81 |
1.20 |
$47.96 |
$99,760 |
| Florida |
22,110 |
2.69 |
1.15 |
$41.37 |
$86,040 |
| Ohio |
18,710 |
3.50 |
1.50 |
$40.09 |
$83,380 |
| Massachusetts |
18,130 |
5.24 |
2.24 |
$48.39 |
$100,650 |
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) |
| Massachusetts |
18,130 |
5.24 |
2.24 |
$48.39 |
$100,650 |
| New Hampshire |
3,260 |
5.05 |
2.16 |
$49.81 |
$103,600 |
| Oklahoma |
6,390 |
4.03 |
1.72 |
$34.20 |
$71,140 |
| South Dakota |
1,550 |
3.72 |
1.59 |
$43.44 |
$90,360 |
| Ohio |
18,710 |
3.50 |
1.50 |
$40.09 |
$83,380 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
330 |
1.20 |
0.51 |
$70.78 |
$147,220 |
| Minnesota |
6,550 |
2.33 |
1.00 |
$56.38 |
$117,280 |
| Maryland |
5,550 |
2.10 |
0.90 |
$56.38 |
$117,270 |
| New Jersey |
6,370 |
1.61 |
0.69 |
$55.21 |
$114,840 |
| Delaware |
1,190 |
2.70 |
1.15 |
$52.46 |
$109,120 |
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) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
11,160 |
6.19 |
2.65 |
$49.77 |
$103,530 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
10,200 |
10.57 |
4.52 |
$54.86 |
$114,110 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
8,920 |
2.11 |
0.90 |
$45.01 |
$93,630 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
8,730 |
3.59 |
1.54 |
$43.11 |
$89,670 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
8,640 |
1.31 |
0.56 |
$52.71 |
$109,640 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
8,530 |
3.34 |
1.43 |
$42.89 |
$89,210 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
8,410 |
5.38 |
2.30 |
$40.41 |
$84,060 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
7,720 |
2.12 |
0.91 |
$35.60 |
$74,040 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
6,780 |
2.31 |
0.99 |
$50.35 |
$104,720 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
6,560 |
6.28 |
2.68 |
$55.81 |
$116,090 |
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