Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

41-2022 Parts Salespersons

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

National estimates for Parts Salespersons
Industry profile for Parts Salespersons
Geographic profile for Parts Salespersons

National estimates for Parts Salespersons:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Parts Salespersons:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
265,130	1.0 %	$ 17.75	$ 36,920	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Parts Salespersons:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.03	$ 13.71	$ 16.47	$ 21.80	$ 27.97
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,940	$ 28,530	$ 34,260	$ 45,340	$ 58,180

Industry profile for Parts Salespersons:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Parts Salespersons are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Parts Salespersons, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Parts Salespersons:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	120,110	22.14	$ 14.43	$ 30,020
Automobile Dealers	55,940	4.58	$ 20.64	$ 42,940
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	23,270	3.43	$ 21.79	$ 45,320
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	21,090	6.21	$ 20.56	$ 42,760
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers	11,700	7.16	$ 17.52	$ 36,440

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Parts Salespersons:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	120,110	22.14	$ 14.43	$ 30,020
Other Motor Vehicle Dealers	11,700	7.16	$ 17.52	$ 36,440
Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	21,090	6.21	$ 20.56	$ 42,760
Automobile Dealers	55,940	4.58	$ 20.64	$ 42,940
Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	23,270	3.43	$ 21.79	$ 45,320

Top paying industries for Parts Salespersons:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Specialty Trade Contractors	40	0.01	$ 29.45	$ 61,260
Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing	230	0.13	$ 25.90	$ 53,880
Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing	90	0.06	$ 25.67	$ 53,390
Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing	50	0.05	$ 25.65	$ 53,360
Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing	170	0.03	$ 24.11	$ 50,150

Geographic profile for Parts Salespersons:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Parts Salespersons are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Parts Salespersons, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Map of employment of parts salespersons by state, May 2021

States with the highest employment level in Parts Salespersons:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	26,750	2.19	1.16	$ 17.00	$ 35,360
California	26,540	1.61	0.85	$ 19.28	$ 40,100
Florida	14,770	1.72	0.91	$ 16.10	$ 33,480
New York	11,240	1.30	0.69	$ 21.02	$ 43,730
Pennsylvania	10,280	1.84	0.98	$ 16.93	$ 35,210

Map of location quotient of parts salespersons by state, May 2021

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Parts Salespersons:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
North Dakota	1,630	4.12	2.19	$ 21.12	$ 43,930
South Dakota	1,650	3.93	2.09	$ 19.15	$ 39,820
Montana	1,460	3.11	1.65	$ 18.27	$ 37,990
West Virginia	1,980	3.00	1.60	$ 14.66	$ 30,490
Wyoming	760	2.94	1.56	$ 19.70	$ 40,970

Map of annual mean wages of parts salespersons by state, May 2021

Top paying states for Parts Salespersons:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	5,000	1.30	0.69	$ 22.13	$ 46,030
Massachusetts	4,280	1.26	0.67	$ 21.84	$ 45,430
Hawaii	670	1.22	0.65	$ 21.41	$ 44,540
North Dakota	1,630	4.12	2.19	$ 21.12	$ 43,930
New York	11,240	1.30	0.69	$ 21.02	$ 43,730

Map of employment of parts salespersons by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Parts Salespersons:

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	8,660	1.00	0.53	$ 23.24	$ 48,330
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	8,400	1.47	0.78	$ 18.99	$ 39,510
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	7,750	2.16	1.15	$ 17.78	$ 36,970
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	6,410	1.52	0.81	$ 19.51	$ 40,570
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,080	2.10	1.12	$ 17.23	$ 35,840
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	5,670	2.19	1.16	$ 17.03	$ 35,410
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	4,060	1.66	0.88	$ 16.93	$ 35,220
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	4,040	1.91	1.02	$ 18.22	$ 37,900
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	3,700	1.26	0.67	$ 19.39	$ 40,320
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	3,610	2.36	1.25	$ 18.50	$ 38,470

Map of location quotient of parts salespersons by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Parts Salespersons:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Odessa, TX	310	4.69	2.49	$ 18.99	$ 39,500
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	170	4.61	2.45	$ 17.35	$ 36,080
Hammond, LA	200	4.53	2.41	$ 14.51	$ 30,170
Casper, WY	160	4.50	2.39	$ 21.33	$ 44,360
Sioux Falls, SD	670	4.28	2.27	$ 19.92	$ 41,430
Bangor, ME	260	4.22	2.24	$ 19.06	$ 39,640
Dothan, AL	240	4.17	2.22	$ 14.60	$ 30,370
Billings, MT	330	3.97	2.11	$ 19.60	$ 40,770
Goldsboro, NC	160	3.94	2.09	$ 14.60	$ 30,370
Macon, GA	370	3.88	2.06	$ 13.96	$ 29,040