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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

41-2022 Parts Salespersons

Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
256,170 1.2 % $16.93 $35,220 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $9.89 $11.94 $15.24 $20.18 $26.97
Annual Wage (2) $20,570 $24,840 $31,710 $41,980 $56,090


Industry profile for this occupation:

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)
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores 110,700 19.75 $14.17 $29,480
Automobile Dealers 58,450 4.51 $18.99 $39,510
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 22,050 3.09 $20.25 $42,110
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 20,190 5.72 $19.24 $40,010
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers 11,080 6.84 $16.52 $34,370

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores 110,700 19.75 $14.17 $29,480
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers 11,080 6.84 $16.52 $34,370
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 20,190 5.72 $19.24 $40,010
Automobile Dealers 58,450 4.51 $18.99 $39,510
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 22,050 3.09 $20.25 $42,110

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 50 (7) $23.62 $49,120
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 250 0.03 $22.04 $45,850
Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) 620 0.08 $21.70 $45,130
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 1,050 0.20 $20.66 $42,980
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) 40 0.01 $20.41 $42,450


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 26,140 1.50 0.86 $18.22 $37,890
Texas 24,090 1.94 1.11 $15.53 $32,310
Florida 14,930 1.70 0.97 $15.65 $32,550
New York 10,780 1.13 0.65 $19.06 $39,640
Ohio 10,070 1.85 1.06 $15.93 $33,130




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)
North Dakota 1,710 4.05 2.32 $20.57 $42,790
South Dakota 1,710 4.02 2.31 $17.64 $36,700
Wyoming 880 3.21 1.84 $18.77 $39,040
Montana 1,390 2.96 1.70 $16.99 $35,350
Arkansas 3,400 2.79 1.60 $14.45 $30,050




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colorado 3,410 1.27 0.73 $20.58 $42,800
North Dakota 1,710 4.05 2.32 $20.57 $42,790
Hawaii 640 1.01 0.58 $20.53 $42,710
Alaska 530 1.67 0.96 $20.16 $41,940
New Jersey 4,870 1.19 0.68 $19.73 $41,040





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 8,090 0.84 0.48 $20.69 $43,040
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,770 2.13 1.22 $15.44 $32,100
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 7,770 1.25 0.71 $18.12 $37,690
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,970 1.28 0.73 $18.54 $38,560
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 5,180 1.89 1.08 $15.59 $32,420
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 4,910 1.61 0.92 $15.16 $31,530
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,800 1.44 0.82 $16.38 $34,070
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 3,770 1.31 0.75 $16.94 $35,240
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 3,630 1.71 0.98 $16.44 $34,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,150 0.99 0.57 $16.84 $35,020




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)
Dalton, GA 530 8.25 4.73 (8) (8)
Ocala, FL 540 5.16 2.96 $14.89 $30,970
Grants Pass, OR 130 5.07 2.91 $17.02 $35,390
Dothan, AL 290 5.05 2.90 $16.77 $34,870
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 630 4.59 2.63 $13.98 $29,090
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 640 4.51 2.58 $15.70 $32,650
Casper, WY 170 4.33 2.49 $20.18 $41,970
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 190 4.27 2.45 $17.11 $35,590
Medford, OR 340 3.99 2.29 $18.16 $37,770
El Centro, CA 230 3.94 2.26 $17.03 $35,430




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Gainesville, GA 140 1.62 0.93 $23.76 $49,420
Grand Junction, CO 120 1.86 1.07 $23.41 $48,690
Enid, OK 80 3.24 1.86 $22.28 $46,350
Salt Lake City, UT 1,080 1.47 0.84 $22.26 $46,310
San Angelo, TX 70 1.56 0.89 $22.06 $45,890
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,940 0.78 0.45 $21.76 $45,260
Jackson, MS 520 1.97 1.13 $21.43 $44,570
Redding, CA 170 2.52 1.44 $21.42 $44,550
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 1,610 1.06 0.61 $21.36 $44,430
Fort Collins, CO 230 1.41 0.81 $21.30 $44,300

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 1,280 3.25 1.86 $17.79 $37,010
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 830 2.48 1.42 $13.62 $28,320
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area 710 4.34 2.49 $14.44 $30,030
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 700 3.73 2.14 $15.33 $31,880
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 690 2.51 1.44 $16.45 $34,210

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 280 7.07 4.05 $17.11 $35,590
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 400 6.22 3.57 $18.69 $38,870
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 340 5.18 2.97 $12.61 $26,220
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area 310 5.08 2.91 $16.09 $33,470
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 350 4.97 2.85 $15.96 $33,200

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 130 1.24 0.71 $23.70 $49,290
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 590 4.71 2.70 $22.67 $47,160
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 150 1.22 0.70 $22.18 $46,130
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 260 2.57 1.47 $21.60 $44,930
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 150 1.18 0.68 $21.23 $44,160


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020