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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

41-9099 Sales and Related Workers, All Other

All sales and related workers not listed separately.

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)
95,690 1.7 % $19.46 $40,480 0.7 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median) 		75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.29 $11.76 $15.97 $23.46 $33.02
Annual Wage (2) $21,410 $24,460 $33,220 $48,800 $68,670

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)
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 4,290 0.70 $14.85 $30,880
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 4,170 0.14 $15.61 $32,470
Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4532 and 4533 only) 4,160 0.97 $13.03 $27,100
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 3,830 0.96 $24.83 $51,650
Automobile Dealers 3,270 0.25 $21.60 $44,930

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Miscellaneous Store Retailers (4532 and 4533 only) 4,160 0.97 $13.03 $27,100
Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses 3,830 0.96 $24.83 $51,650
Vending Machine Operators 360 0.94 (8) (8)
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 640 0.87 $20.25 $42,120
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 4,290 0.70 $14.85 $30,880

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 40 0.01 $34.25 $71,240
Business Schools and Computer and Management Training 50 0.08 $34.18 $71,100
Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories 70 0.03 $33.33 $69,320
Scientific Research and Development Services 110 0.02 $32.82 $68,260
Postal Service (federal government) 190 0.03 $32.63 $67,880

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 22,030 1.30 1.96 $23.99 $49,900
Texas 8,400 0.69 1.05 $16.05 $33,390
Florida 6,350 0.74 1.12 $17.52 $36,440
New Jersey 6,020 1.49 2.25 $26.50 $55,120
Colorado 4,150 1.58 2.39 $20.29 $42,210




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)
Colorado 4,150 1.58 2.39 $20.29 $42,210
New Jersey 6,020 1.49 2.25 $26.50 $55,120
California 22,030 1.30 1.96 $23.99 $49,900
Nevada 1,420 1.05 1.59 $16.47 $34,260
Maryland 2,710 1.01 1.53 $17.55 $36,500




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 6,020 1.49 2.25 $26.50 $55,120
Massachusetts 1,260 0.35 0.54 $24.62 $51,210
Delaware 180 0.40 0.61 $24.33 $50,610
California 22,030 1.30 1.96 $23.99 $49,900
Washington 1,760 0.54 0.81 $21.96 $45,680





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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 9,520 1.56 2.35 $23.38 $48,640
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 6,180 0.65 0.98 $24.54 $51,050
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 2,770 1.87 2.83 $21.81 $45,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 2,170 0.73 1.10 $15.66 $32,570
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,860 0.52 0.79 $16.66 $34,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,730 0.67 1.01 $18.53 $38,540
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 1,720 1.18 1.78 $24.51 $50,980
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 1,720 1.44 2.18 $21.21 $44,120
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,630 1.46 2.21 $27.40 $56,990
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 1,620 1.08 1.64 $19.57 $40,700




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chico, CA 210 2.55 3.85 $17.67 $36,750
Grand Junction, CO 120 1.95 2.95 $14.50 $30,160
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 2,770 1.87 2.83 $21.81 $45,370
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 580 1.84 2.78 $23.14 $48,130
Victoria, TX 70 1.78 2.69 $14.83 $30,850
Eugene, OR 260 1.66 2.51 $17.76 $36,950
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 230 1.59 2.41 $15.74 $32,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 9,520 1.56 2.35 $23.38 $48,640
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,630 1.46 2.21 $27.40 $56,990
Medford, OR 130 1.46 2.21 $19.39 $40,330