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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 |
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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 |
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