Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers
Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery. Excludes “Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers” (49-9091) and “Light Truck Drivers” (53-3033).
National estimates for Driver/Sales Workers
Industry profile for Driver/Sales Workers
Geographic profile for Driver/Sales Workers
National estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 477,020 |
2.4 % |
$ 15.37 |
$ 31,970 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 8.83 |
$ 10.85 |
$ 14.08 |
$ 18.18 |
$ 23.01 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 18,360 |
$ 22,570 |
$ 29,280 |
$ 37,810 |
$ 47,850 |
Industry profile for Driver/Sales Workers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Driver/Sales Workers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Driver/Sales Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Driver/Sales Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places |
240,040 |
2.54 |
$ 11.97 |
$ 24,900 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
80,370 |
8.66 |
$ 20.42 |
$ 42,470 |
| Drycleaning and Laundry Services |
19,280 |
8.35 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,160 |
| Direct Selling Establishments |
12,010 |
9.25 |
$ 20.34 |
$ 42,310 |
| Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores |
9,100 |
1.68 |
$ 13.69 |
$ 28,460 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Driver/Sales Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Vending Machine Operators |
5,510 |
18.73 |
$ 18.08 |
$ 37,610 |
| Direct Selling Establishments |
12,010 |
9.25 |
$ 20.34 |
$ 42,310 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) |
80,370 |
8.66 |
$ 20.42 |
$ 42,470 |
| Drycleaning and Laundry Services |
19,280 |
8.35 |
$ 21.23 |
$ 44,160 |
| Florists |
2,370 |
4.34 |
$ 12.56 |
$ 26,130 |
Top paying industries for Driver/Sales Workers:
Geographic profile for Driver/Sales Workers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Driver/Sales Workers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Driver/Sales Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Driver/Sales Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
45,680 |
3.74 |
1.10 |
$ 15.03 |
$ 31,250 |
| California |
41,480 |
2.51 |
0.74 |
$ 18.90 |
$ 39,320 |
| Ohio |
35,140 |
6.76 |
2.00 |
$ 14.20 |
$ 29,530 |
| Florida |
35,070 |
4.08 |
1.20 |
$ 13.59 |
$ 28,280 |
| Illinois |
19,810 |
3.53 |
1.04 |
$ 14.43 |
$ 30,010 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Driver/Sales Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Ohio |
35,140 |
6.76 |
2.00 |
$ 14.20 |
$ 29,530 |
| North Dakota |
2,420 |
6.12 |
1.81 |
$ 22.48 |
$ 46,760 |
| Wyoming |
1,370 |
5.27 |
1.56 |
$ 12.97 |
$ 26,970 |
| Missouri |
14,070 |
5.16 |
1.52 |
$ 16.26 |
$ 33,820 |
| Kentucky |
9,280 |
5.05 |
1.49 |
$ 13.70 |
$ 28,490 |
Top paying states for Driver/Sales Workers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Driver/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 |
25,990 |
2.99 |
0.88 |
$ 17.35 |
$ 36,090 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
15,360 |
2.69 |
0.79 |
$ 17.97 |
$ 37,380 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
14,760 |
3.49 |
1.03 |
$ 14.48 |
$ 30,120 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
10,790 |
3.01 |
0.89 |
$ 16.43 |
$ 34,170 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,490 |
3.62 |
1.07 |
$ 15.73 |
$ 32,720 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
9,910 |
4.04 |
1.19 |
$ 13.66 |
$ 28,400 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,730 |
3.29 |
0.97 |
$ 14.86 |
$ 30,900 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
8,320 |
3.21 |
0.95 |
$ 13.13 |
$ 27,300 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
7,120 |
3.37 |
0.99 |
$ 16.06 |
$ 33,400 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
7,060 |
2.41 |
0.71 |
$ 14.70 |
$ 30,570 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Driver/Sales Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Canton-Massillon, OH |
1,580 |
10.00 |
2.95 |
$ 12.89 |
$ 26,810 |
| Lima, OH |
480 |
9.80 |
2.90 |
$ 15.37 |
$ 31,960 |
| Springfield, OH |
390 |
8.80 |
2.60 |
$ 13.24 |
$ 27,550 |
| Akron, OH |
2,690 |
8.74 |
2.58 |
$ 13.90 |
$ 28,900 |
| Dayton, OH |
3,090 |
8.70 |
2.57 |
$ 12.70 |
$ 26,420 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ |
440 |
8.30 |
2.45 |
$ 14.16 |
$ 29,440 |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA |
1,600 |
8.30 |
2.45 |
$ 13.31 |
$ 27,670 |
| Mansfield, OH |
360 |
7.63 |
2.25 |
$ 14.50 |
$ 30,170 |
| Bowling Green, KY |
520 |
7.26 |
2.15 |
$ 13.31 |
$ 27,680 |
| Springfield, MO |
1,490 |
7.23 |
2.14 |
$ 16.91 |
$ 35,170 |
United States Department of Labor
