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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

41-4011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education. Excludes “Sales Engineers” (41-9031).


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)
306,980 2.2 % $44.70 $92,980 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $19.75 $27.43 $38.95 $56.52 $76.24
Annual Wage (2) $41,080 $57,050 $81,020 $117,560 $158,580


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)
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 60,270 8.94 $43.18 $89,820
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 36,310 9.53 $47.10 $97,960
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 26,140 1.20 $47.36 $98,500
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 23,820 4.51 $48.63 $101,140
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) 19,790 1.38 $40.97 $85,210

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 36,310 9.53 $47.10 $97,960
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 60,270 8.94 $43.18 $89,820
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing 14,580 4.91 $42.35 $88,090
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 23,820 4.51 $48.63 $101,140
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing 6,740 4.25 $48.36 $100,600

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oil and Gas Extraction 80 0.06 $60.98 $126,840
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 170 0.02 $60.13 $125,080
Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media 250 2.06 $57.41 $119,410
Other Food Manufacturing 60 0.03 $54.57 $113,500
Scientific Research and Development Services 4,990 0.71 $52.42 $109,030


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 39,230 2.26 1.08 $46.86 $97,470
Texas 28,850 2.32 1.11 $44.83 $93,250
Florida 20,830 2.37 1.13 $42.80 $89,030
Massachusetts 15,520 4.29 2.05 $47.40 $98,590
New York 15,040 1.58 0.76 $54.86 $114,110




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)
Tennessee 13,020 4.33 2.07 $38.72 $80,540
Oklahoma 6,930 4.29 2.05 $39.77 $82,710
Massachusetts 15,520 4.29 2.05 $47.40 $98,590
New Hampshire 2,590 3.92 1.88 $49.78 $103,540
South Dakota 1,510 3.56 1.70 $44.39 $92,340




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 250 0.93 0.45 $59.48 $123,710
New York 15,040 1.58 0.76 $54.86 $114,110
Delaware 880 1.95 0.93 $52.95 $110,130
Colorado 6,170 2.30 1.10 $52.91 $110,050
New Mexico 860 1.04 0.50 $51.84 $107,830





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)
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 14,530 5.19 2.48 $47.68 $99,180
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 13,990 2.24 1.07 $43.81 $91,120
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 13,920 1.44 0.69 $53.68 $111,650
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 12,590 2.69 1.29 $42.47 $88,330
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 7,980 2.18 1.04 $40.80 $84,860
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 7,970 6.98 3.34 $52.12 $108,410
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 7,880 2.58 1.24 $43.26 $89,980
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,640 2.66 1.27 $37.44 $77,880
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 7,320 2.67 1.28 $35.86 $74,590
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 7,280 2.75 1.32 $40.66 $84,580




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)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 7,970 6.98 3.34 $52.12 $108,410
Raleigh, NC 4,140 6.36 3.04 $50.28 $104,570
Austin-Round Rock, TX 6,750 6.29 3.01 $49.58 $103,120
Tulsa, OK 2,680 6.03 2.89 $39.42 $81,990
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 5,700 5.70 2.73 $41.71 $86,750
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1,790 5.68 2.72 $65.76 $136,780
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 14,530 5.19 2.48 $47.68 $99,180
Oklahoma City, OK 3,020 4.82 2.31 $42.91 $89,250
Glens Falls, NY 250 4.77 2.28 $35.63 $74,100
Knoxville, TN 1,780 4.65 2.23 $38.67 $80,420




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)
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 1,790 5.68 2.72 $65.76 $136,780
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 690 1.67 0.80 $61.72 $128,380
Casper, WY 80 1.96 0.94 $60.50 $125,850
Dover, DE 50 0.81 0.39 $59.87 $124,540
Cheyenne, WY (8) (8) (8) $59.85 $124,480
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 220 1.51 0.72 $59.39 $123,530
Battle Creek, MI (8) (8) (8) $59.36 $123,480
Waco, TX 60 0.50 0.24 $57.48 $119,550
Ames, IA (8) (8) (8) $56.44 $117,400
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL (8) (8) (8) $56.43 $117,370

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)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 460 3.50 1.68 $36.20 $75,290
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 370 1.84 0.88 $44.72 $93,020
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 370 1.43 0.68 $30.45 $63,340
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 350 1.05 0.50 $38.03 $79,100
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 300 1.59 0.76 $35.82 $74,500

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)
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 230 3.60 1.72 $33.34 $69,350
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 460 3.50 1.68 $36.20 $75,290
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 210 3.32 1.59 $32.21 $66,990
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 160 2.57 1.23 $39.25 $81,630
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 250 2.56 1.22 $58.23 $121,120

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)
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $64.64 $134,450
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 40 0.31 0.15 $61.66 $128,250
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 90 0.44 0.21 $59.68 $124,140
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area 110 0.81 0.39 $58.86 $122,440
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 250 2.56 1.22 $58.23 $121,120


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.

(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