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).

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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

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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

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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