Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

41-4012 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

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)
1,344,530	0.5 %	$34.19	$71,110	0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$14.68	$20.23	$28.81	$41.22	$60.24
Annual Wage (2)	$30,530	$42,070	$59,930	$85,730	$125,300

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)
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	231,110	16.17	$33.37	$69,400
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	137,750	13.95	$32.17	$66,920
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	137,330	26.03	$39.64	$82,460
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	113,360	15.91	$34.08	$70,890
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only)	74,890	13.31	$33.45	$69,580

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	137,330	26.03	$39.64	$82,460
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only)	231,110	16.17	$33.37	$69,400
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	113,360	15.91	$34.08	$70,890
Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers	21,480	14.29	$32.25	$67,090
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only)	137,750	13.95	$32.17	$66,920

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Scientific Research and Development Services	1,360	0.19	$53.94	$112,200
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	390	0.42	$44.43	$92,420
Support Activities for Mining	1,850	0.53	$43.53	$90,540
Oil and Gas Extraction	130	0.09	$43.51	$90,510
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	1,520	1.36	$43.26	$89,980

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	147,310	8.47	0.93	$36.09	$75,070
Texas	119,170	9.59	1.05	$33.15	$68,950
Florida	86,490	9.83	1.07	$30.07	$62,540
New York	75,220	7.90	0.86	$35.50	$73,830
Illinois	67,650	11.23	1.23	$33.15	$68,950

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)
Utah	19,980	13.29	1.45	$30.23	$62,880
South Dakota	5,570	13.10	1.43	$31.82	$66,190
Wisconsin	36,640	12.77	1.39	$33.89	$70,490
Minnesota	33,470	11.62	1.27	$37.18	$77,330
Illinois	67,650	11.23	1.23	$33.15	$68,950

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	40,030	9.79	1.07	$40.46	$84,170
Massachusetts	23,150	6.40	0.70	$39.53	$82,220
Colorado	27,650	10.32	1.13	$39.27	$81,670
Rhode Island	5,330	11.03	1.20	$38.55	$80,180
Connecticut	13,560	8.14	0.89	$37.89	$78,810

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	84,870	8.79	0.96	$38.39	$79,850
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	63,550	10.18	1.11	$35.91	$74,690
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	57,050	12.20	1.33	$34.28	$71,310
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	41,290	11.29	1.23	$33.34	$69,350
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	33,300	12.14	1.33	$33.97	$70,660
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	31,830	12.05	1.32	$29.66	$61,680
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	31,460	10.31	1.13	$37.45	$77,900
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	27,130	9.43	1.03	$38.33	$79,720
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	24,980	12.67	1.38	$39.27	$81,680
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	22,680	11.22	1.23	$37.96	$78,960