Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
41-3011 Advertising Sales Agents
Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.
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) |
| 129,740 |
2.3 % |
$31.09 |
$64,660 |
1.0 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$12.21 |
$16.95 |
$25.63 |
$37.99 |
$56.88 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$25,390 |
$35,250 |
$53,310 |
$79,010 |
$118,300 |
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) |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
52,320 |
10.67 |
$33.37 |
$69,420 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
28,180 |
9.25 |
$26.04 |
$54,170 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
22,200 |
10.32 |
$29.16 |
$60,650 |
| Other Information Services |
12,010 |
3.70 |
$34.51 |
$71,770 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
3,170 |
0.21 |
$29.51 |
$61,380 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
52,320 |
10.67 |
$33.37 |
$69,420 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
22,200 |
10.32 |
$29.16 |
$60,650 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
28,180 |
9.25 |
$26.04 |
$54,170 |
| Other Information Services |
12,010 |
3.70 |
$34.51 |
$71,770 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
440 |
0.82 |
$39.43 |
$82,010 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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) |
| New York |
21,030 |
2.21 |
2.50 |
$40.85 |
$84,960 |
| California |
16,880 |
0.97 |
1.10 |
$35.78 |
$74,420 |
| Florida |
8,120 |
0.92 |
1.05 |
$28.03 |
$58,310 |
| Texas |
7,830 |
0.63 |
0.71 |
$28.50 |
$59,280 |
| Illinois |
7,490 |
1.24 |
1.41 |
$31.44 |
$65,390 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
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 |
2,620 |
0.64 |
0.72 |
$42.83 |
$89,090 |
| New York |
21,030 |
2.21 |
2.50 |
$40.85 |
$84,960 |
| Connecticut |
1,260 |
0.76 |
0.86 |
$37.46 |
$77,920 |
| Nevada |
640 |
0.46 |
0.52 |
$36.63 |
$76,190 |
| Maryland |
1,040 |
0.38 |
0.44 |
$36.50 |
$75,930 |
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 |
20,860 |
2.16 |
2.45 |
$42.32 |
$88,030 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
6,640 |
1.42 |
1.61 |
$31.98 |
$66,520 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,890 |
0.94 |
1.07 |
$35.58 |
$74,010 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
3,720 |
1.41 |
1.59 |
$32.94 |
$68,510 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
3,430 |
3.01 |
3.41 |
$35.84 |
$74,550 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,930 |
1.07 |
1.21 |
$26.77 |
$55,690 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,890 |
1.43 |
1.62 |
$33.46 |
$69,590 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,740 |
0.75 |
0.85 |
$31.36 |
$65,240 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
2,060 |
0.65 |
0.73 |
$33.04 |
$68,720 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,020 |
0.70 |
0.79 |
$32.06 |
$66,680 |
United States Department of Labor
