• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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).

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National estimates for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Industry profile for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Geographic profile for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

National estimates for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
290,830	1.5 %	$ 52.86	$ 109,950	0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 22.19	$ 30.05	$ 46.97	$ 66.43	$ 87.79
Annual Wage (2)	$ 46,160	$ 62,500	$ 97,710	$ 138,180	$ 182,610

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Industry profile for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	68,830	9.68	$ 49.22	$ 102,370
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	41,050	10.57	$ 58.33	$ 121,330
Software Publishers	28,820	4.70	$ 58.91	$ 122,540
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	22,210	0.90	$ 56.86	$ 118,270
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	17,530	3.49	$ 54.55	$ 113,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only)	41,050	10.57	$ 58.33	$ 121,330
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	68,830	9.68	$ 49.22	$ 102,370
Software Publishers	28,820	4.70	$ 58.91	$ 122,540
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	6,660	4.22	$ 71.94	$ 149,630
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers	17,530	3.49	$ 54.55	$ 113,460

Top paying industries for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Gasoline Stations	(8)	(8)	(5)	(5)
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	1,210	0.69	$ 133.91	$ 278,540
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	6,660	4.22	$ 71.94	$ 149,630
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$ 71.84	$ 149,430
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	30	(7)	$ 71.06	$ 147,800

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Geographic profile for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Texas	36,720	2.83	1.44	$ 45.46	$ 94,570
California	35,390	2.01	1.02	$ 60.45	$ 125,740
Florida	22,840	2.48	1.26	$ 49.76	$ 103,490
Washington	16,030	4.71	2.39	$ 73.29	$ 152,450
Tennessee	14,160	4.53	2.31	$ 41.35	$ 86,000

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	16,030	4.71	2.39	$ 73.29	$ 152,450
Tennessee	14,160	4.53	2.31	$ 41.35	$ 86,000
Oklahoma	6,450	4.02	2.04	$ 37.60	$ 78,210
South Dakota	1,740	4.01	2.04	$ 54.98	$ 114,350
New Hampshire	2,360	3.57	1.82	$ 44.14	$ 91,820

Top paying states for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey	4,670	1.14	0.58	$ 77.43	$ 161,060
Washington	16,030	4.71	2.39	$ 73.29	$ 152,450
Michigan	5,960	1.40	0.71	$ 72.15	$ 150,080
Wyoming	200	0.73	0.37	$ 62.19	$ 129,360
California	35,390	2.01	1.02	$ 60.45	$ 125,740

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	14,330	7.03	3.58	$ 74.86	$ 155,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	13,050	3.43	1.74	$ 43.31	$ 90,080
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	9,090	1.49	0.76	$ 52.61	$ 109,440
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	8,760	0.95	0.49	$ 63.64	$ 132,370
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	8,620	3.19	1.62	$ 54.97	$ 114,340
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	8,530	3.13	1.59	$ 52.79	$ 109,810
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	7,580	6.75	3.43	$ 78.03	$ 162,300
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	7,190	2.74	1.39	$ 50.86	$ 105,800
Austin-Round Rock, TX	6,550	5.57	2.83	$ 44.57	$ 92,710
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	6,280	2.06	1.05	$ 46.77	$ 97,280

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	14,330	7.03	3.58	$ 74.86	$ 155,700
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	7,580	6.75	3.43	$ 78.03	$ 162,300
Austin-Round Rock, TX	6,550	5.57	2.83	$ 44.57	$ 92,710
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	3,100	4.99	2.54	$ 43.82	$ 91,140
Chattanooga, TN-GA	1,220	4.87	2.48	$ 36.54	$ 76,010
Oklahoma City, OK	2,910	4.63	2.36	$ 39.45	$ 82,060
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	1,480	4.53	2.30	$ 58.46	$ 121,600
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	4,410	4.25	2.16	$ 40.84	$ 84,950
Madison, WI	1,640	4.24	2.15	$ 36.52	$ 75,960
Raleigh, NC	2,840	4.23	2.15	$ 55.59	$ 115,620