Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations (Major Group)

This major group comprises the following occupations: First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers ; First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers ; Cashiers ; Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers ; Counter and Rental Clerks ; Parts Salespersons ; Retail Salespersons ; Advertising Sales Agents ; Insurance Sales Agents ; Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents ; Travel Agents ; Sales Representatives, Services, All Other ; Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ; Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products ; Demonstrators and Product Promoters ; Models ; Real Estate Brokers ; Real Estate Sales Agents ; Sales Engineers ; Telemarketers ; Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers ; Sales and Related Workers, All Other

---

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 major group:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
14,522,580	0.2 %	$19.56	$40,680	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.80	$10.06	$12.99	$22.30	$37.42
Annual Wage (2)	$18,310	$20,920	$27,020	$46,380	$77,820

---

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)
General Merchandise Stores	1,827,550	56.75	$12.32	$25,620
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	1,225,790	41.88	$12.39	$25,770
Clothing Stores	928,000	87.24	$12.93	$26,900
Gasoline Stations	720,830	77.70	$11.02	$22,930
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	653,430	57.96	$15.24	$31,690

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Shoe Stores	192,580	90.36	$12.49	$25,980
Clothing Stores	928,000	87.24	$12.93	$26,900
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	124,540	79.73	$12.49	$25,980
Book Stores and News Dealers	64,850	78.23	$11.91	$24,770
Gasoline Stations	720,830	77.70	$11.02	$22,930

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities	189,280	20.66	$61.76	$128,460
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	120	0.95	$51.13	$106,340
Scientific Research and Development Services	9,760	1.51	$47.91	$99,660
Oil and Gas Extraction	2,890	2.14	$47.68	$99,170
Other Pipeline Transportation	40	0.54	$46.96	$97,670

---

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	1,626,530	97.43	0.96	$20.91	$43,500
Texas	1,270,630	106.86	1.05	$20.06	$41,730
Florida	1,067,960	126.85	1.25	$18.28	$38,010
New York	931,500	101.16	0.99	$24.80	$51,570
Illinois	571,680	96.44	0.95	$20.15	$41,920

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)
Florida	1,067,960	126.85	1.25	$18.28	$38,010
New Hampshire	79,150	121.78	1.20	$20.29	$42,210
Colorado	296,130	115.89	1.14	$21.90	$45,550
South Dakota	46,720	111.38	1.09	$17.85	$37,130
Alabama	213,670	111.14	1.09	$16.52	$34,370

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York	931,500	101.16	0.99	$24.80	$51,570
Massachusetts	318,010	90.14	0.88	$23.03	$47,890
District of Columbia	28,170	39.78	0.39	$22.90	$47,640
Connecticut	161,370	97.54	0.96	$22.62	$47,060
Colorado	296,130	115.89	1.14	$21.90	$45,550

<

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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division	684,810	102.30	1.00	$27.28	$56,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division	426,620	96.28	0.95	$20.43	$42,500
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division	352,830	96.34	0.95	$21.49	$44,700
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	306,030	104.47	1.03	$21.18	$44,060
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	293,110	111.90	1.10	$19.28	$40,110
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division	271,380	108.92	1.07	$22.60	$47,000
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	219,130	110.67	1.09	$18.64	$38,770
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division	212,600	84.39	0.83	$21.33	$44,370
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	190,580	98.63	0.97	$22.91	$47,650
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division	171,900	106.36	1.04	$22.51	$46,820