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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

41-9091 Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.


National estimates for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Industry profile for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Geographic profile for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

National estimates for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
8,640 7.4 % $ 17.44 $ 36,280 2.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 9.87 $ 12.08 $ 14.95 $ 18.77 $ 24.93
Annual Wage (2) $ 20,540 $ 25,130 $ 31,100 $ 39,030 $ 51,860


Industry profile for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Telecommunications 4,470 0.68 $ 16.58 $ 34,490
Building Equipment Contractors 470 0.02 $ 19.25 $ 40,030
Residential Building Construction 350 0.04 $ 18.16 $ 37,760
Building Finishing Contractors 290 0.03 $ 15.90 $ 33,070
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 80 0.03 $ 14.06 $ 29,240

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Telecommunications 4,470 0.68 $ 16.58 $ 34,490
Residential Building Construction 350 0.04 $ 18.16 $ 37,760
Building Finishing Contractors 290 0.03 $ 15.90 $ 33,070
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 80 0.03 $ 14.06 $ 29,240
Social Advocacy Organizations 80 0.03 $ 17.16 $ 35,690

Top paying industries for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 40 (7) $ 21.22 $ 44,140
Services to Buildings and Dwellings 80 (7) $ 20.72 $ 43,090
Other Miscellaneous Retailers (8) (8) $ 19.51 $ 40,570
Building Equipment Contractors 470 0.02 $ 19.25 $ 40,030
Employment Services (8) (8) $ 19.04 $ 39,610


Geographic profile for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,130 0.12 2.07 $ 18.31 $ 38,090
Florida 970 0.11 1.81 $ 17.06 $ 35,480
Texas 960 0.07 1.27 $ 13.82 $ 28,740
Missouri 590 0.21 3.59 $ 16.92 $ 35,200
Ohio 430 0.08 1.38 $ 15.59 $ 32,420


Map of location quotient of door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Missouri 590 0.21 3.59 $ 16.92 $ 35,200
Kentucky 230 0.12 2.08 (8) (8)
California 2,130 0.12 2.07 $ 18.31 $ 38,090
Maryland 310 0.12 1.98 (8) (8)
Florida 970 0.11 1.81 $ 17.06 $ 35,480


Map of annual mean wages of door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wisconsin 120 0.04 0.70 $ 27.79 $ 57,810
Louisiana 60 0.03 0.53 $ 27.51 $ 57,220
Oregon 70 0.04 0.66 $ 25.76 $ 53,590
Connecticut (8) (8) (8) $ 20.50 $ 42,640
Pennsylvania 120 0.02 0.35 $ 20.21 $ 42,040



Map of employment of door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 890 0.15 2.49 $ 18.08 $ 37,610
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 350 0.09 1.58 $ 12.50 $ 26,000
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 320 0.24 4.05 $ 15.45 $ 32,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 290 0.18 3.04 $ 18.69 $ 38,880
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 200 0.15 2.63 $ 17.51 $ 36,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 170 0.15 2.63 $ 20.20 $ 42,020
Austin-Round Rock, TX 150 0.13 2.14 $ 12.14 $ 25,250
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 140 0.02 0.26 $ 18.53 $ 38,530
Columbus, OH 130 0.12 2.07 $ 14.85 $ 30,880
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 100 0.10 1.63 $ 25.06 $ 52,130


Map of location quotient of door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 320 0.24 4.05 $ 15.45 $ 32,130
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 290 0.18 3.04 $ 18.69 $ 38,880
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 170 0.15 2.63 $ 20.20 $ 42,020
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 200 0.15 2.63 $ 17.51 $ 36,410
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 890 0.15 2.49 $ 18.08 $ 37,610
Austin-Round Rock, TX 150 0.13 2.14 $ 12.14 $ 25,250
Columbus, OH 130 0.12 2.07 $ 14.85 $ 30,880
Rochester, NY 50 0.10 1.66 $ 17.44 $ 36,260
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 100 0.10 1.63 $ 25.06 $ 52,130
Knoxville, TN 40 0.09 1.61 $ 14.87 $ 30,940


Map of annual mean wages of door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 100 0.10 1.63 $ 25.06 $ 52,130
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 170 0.15 2.63 $ 20.20 $ 42,020
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (8) (8) (8) $ 19.55 $ 40,660
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 60 0.03 0.52 $ 18.80 $ 39,100
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA (8) (8) (8) $ 18.74 $ 38,980
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 290 0.18 3.04 $ 18.69 $ 38,880
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 140 0.02 0.26 $ 18.53 $ 38,530
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 100 0.06 1.10 $ 18.24 $ 37,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 890 0.15 2.49 $ 18.08 $ 37,610
Boise City, ID (8) (8) (8) $ 17.94 $ 37,320


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023