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Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
Employment (1) | Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1,143,260 | 0.4 % | $ 22.54 | $ 46,890 | 0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
Percentile | 10% | 25% | 50% (Median) |
75% | 90% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hourly Wage | $ 13.94 | $ 16.12 | $ 18.86 | $ 25.03 | $ 35.17 |
Annual Wage (2) | $ 29,000 | $ 33,520 | $ 39,230 | $ 52,070 | $ 73,160 |
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
Industry | Employment (1) | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
General Merchandise Stores | 236,360 | 7.66 | $ 20.45 | $ 42,530 |
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) | 158,350 | 5.35 | $ 22.40 | $ 46,590 |
Gasoline Stations | 98,180 | 10.61 | $ 18.21 | $ 37,870 |
Clothing Stores | 86,660 | 11.40 | $ 20.34 | $ 42,300 |
Building Material and Supplies Dealers | 85,420 | 6.85 | $ 23.60 | $ 49,080 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
Industry | Employment (1) | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Shoe Stores | 24,310 | 14.82 | $ 18.76 | $ 39,010 |
Clothing Stores | 86,660 | 11.40 | $ 20.34 | $ 42,300 |
Book Stores and News Dealers | 6,120 | 11.28 | $ 22.03 | $ 45,820 |
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores | 18,080 | 10.94 | $ 21.31 | $ 44,320 |
Gasoline Stations | 98,180 | 10.61 | $ 18.21 | $ 37,870 |
Top paying industries for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
Industry | Employment (1) | Percent of industry employment | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities | 260 | 0.02 | $ 48.30 | $ 100,450 |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | 50 | 0.01 | $ 45.00 | $ 93,590 |
Automobile Dealers | 47,050 | 3.86 | $ 41.91 | $ 87,170 |
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | 820 | 0.12 | $ 39.16 | $ 81,460 |
Insurance Carriers | 70 | 0.01 | $ 39.01 | $ 81,140 |
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
State | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texas | 116,060 | 9.49 | 1.17 | $ 22.44 | $ 46,660 |
California | 107,690 | 6.52 | 0.80 | $ 23.65 | $ 49,190 |
Florida | 78,060 | 9.07 | 1.12 | $ 22.40 | $ 46,580 |
New York | 55,040 | 6.35 | 0.78 | $ 25.99 | $ 54,060 |
Pennsylvania | 44,180 | 7.91 | 0.98 | $ 21.88 | $ 45,510 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
State | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mississippi | 13,590 | 12.34 | 1.52 | $ 19.52 | $ 40,600 |
Alabama | 22,760 | 11.80 | 1.45 | $ 19.28 | $ 40,110 |
Montana | 5,390 | 11.47 | 1.41 | $ 22.63 | $ 47,080 |
Arkansas | 13,540 | 11.37 | 1.40 | $ 18.84 | $ 39,180 |
Wyoming | 2,900 | 11.14 | 1.37 | $ 22.13 | $ 46,030 |
Top paying states for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
State | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rhode Island | 3,360 | 7.33 | 0.90 | $ 27.19 | $ 56,550 |
New Jersey | 26,850 | 6.97 | 0.86 | $ 26.80 | $ 55,750 |
New York | 55,040 | 6.35 | 0.78 | $ 25.99 | $ 54,060 |
District of Columbia | 1,300 | 1.96 | 0.24 | $ 25.74 | $ 53,530 |
Colorado | 23,400 | 8.93 | 1.10 | $ 25.54 | $ 53,120 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
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 | 51,930 | 5.98 | 0.74 | $ 27.80 | $ 57,830 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 35,990 | 6.29 | 0.78 | $ 23.46 | $ 48,810 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 31,170 | 8.68 | 1.07 | $ 22.98 | $ 47,800 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 27,090 | 6.40 | 0.79 | $ 23.27 | $ 48,400 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 26,710 | 9.22 | 1.14 | $ 23.37 | $ 48,610 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 21,210 | 8.65 | 1.07 | $ 22.89 | $ 47,610 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 21,050 | 8.13 | 1.00 | $ 22.15 | $ 46,080 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 19,980 | 7.53 | 0.93 | $ 23.69 | $ 49,270 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 19,960 | 6.81 | 0.84 | $ 26.40 | $ 54,920 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH | 17,790 | 6.88 | 0.85 | $ 25.75 | $ 53,560 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
Metropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1,400 | 18.82 | 2.32 | $ 19.24 | $ 40,020 |
Muskegon, MI | 940 | 16.48 | 2.03 | $ 22.32 | $ 46,430 |
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC | 2,650 | 16.32 | 2.01 | $ 19.71 | $ 41,000 |
Dothan, AL | 900 | 15.99 | 1.97 | $ 18.26 | $ 37,970 |
Jacksonville, NC | 750 | 15.64 | 1.93 | $ 20.37 | $ 42,370 |
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 800 | 15.38 | 1.90 | $ 18.72 | $ 38,930 |
Gadsden, AL | 480 | 15.16 | 1.87 | $ 17.98 | $ 37,390 |
Hot Springs, AR | 540 | 14.89 | 1.84 | $ 18.67 | $ 38,830 |
Anniston-Oxford-Jacksonville, AL | 630 | 14.55 | 1.79 | $ 18.73 | $ 38,950 |
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 550 | 14.53 | 1.79 | $ 21.65 | $ 45,030 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
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 | 51,930 | 5.98 | 0.74 | $ 27.80 | $ 57,830 |
Boulder, CO | 1,450 | 7.99 | 0.98 | $ 27.18 | $ 56,520 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 4,740 | 4.44 | 0.55 | $ 26.89 | $ 55,930 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 13,560 | 7.07 | 0.87 | $ 26.82 | $ 55,780 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 4,910 | 6.24 | 0.77 | $ 26.81 | $ 55,770 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 11,080 | 7.56 | 0.93 | $ 26.63 | $ 55,380 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA | 11,800 | 5.26 | 0.65 | $ 26.62 | $ 55,360 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 19,960 | 6.81 | 0.84 | $ 26.40 | $ 54,920 |
Trenton, NJ | 1,030 | 4.52 | 0.56 | $ 26.38 | $ 54,860 |
Napa, CA | 450 | 6.56 | 0.81 | $ 26.30 | $ 54,710 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
Nonmetropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kansas nonmetropolitan area | 3,760 | 10.01 | 1.23 | $ 18.07 | $ 37,590 |
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | 3,110 | 11.68 | 1.44 | $ 19.66 | $ 40,890 |
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | 2,870 | 11.75 | 1.45 | $ 20.92 | $ 43,510 |
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | 2,780 | 8.85 | 1.09 | $ 20.09 | $ 41,790 |
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 2,710 | 12.24 | 1.51 | $ 18.89 | $ 39,290 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
Nonmetropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | 560 | 16.47 | 2.03 | $ 21.49 | $ 44,700 |
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 1,540 | 15.53 | 1.91 | $ 24.32 | $ 50,580 |
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | 1,670 | 14.75 | 1.82 | $ 18.22 | $ 37,910 |
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | 1,270 | 14.59 | 1.80 | $ 17.63 | $ 36,670 |
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 970 | 14.52 | 1.79 | $ 22.57 | $ 46,940 |
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers:
Nonmetropolitan area | Employment (1) | Employment per thousand jobs | Location quotient (9) | Hourly mean wage | Annual mean wage (2) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 350 | 5.78 | 0.71 | $ 26.19 | $ 54,480 |
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area | 860 | 8.15 | 1.00 | $ 25.83 | $ 53,730 |
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area | 340 | 10.73 | 1.32 | $ 24.93 | $ 51,850 |
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 1,570 | 13.45 | 1.66 | $ 24.37 | $ 50,690 |
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | 1,540 | 15.53 | 1.91 | $ 24.32 | $ 50,580 |
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.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022