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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

41-9041 Telemarketers

Solicit donations or orders for goods or services over the telephone.


National estimates for Telemarketers
Industry profile for Telemarketers
Geographic profile for Telemarketers

National estimates for Telemarketers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Telemarketers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
81,580 2.9 % $ 17.64 $ 36,680 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for Telemarketers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 11.74 $ 13.85 $ 16.58 $ 19.41 $ 23.90
Annual Wage (2) $ 24,430 $ 28,810 $ 34,480 $ 40,380 $ 49,700


Industry profile for Telemarketers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Telemarketers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Support Services 53,020 7.06 $ 16.32 $ 33,940
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 3,690 0.20 $ 17.21 $ 35,800
Insurance Carriers 2,960 0.24 $ 28.36 $ 59,000
Residential Building Construction 1,720 0.19 $ 19.59 $ 40,750
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) 1,450 0.07 $ 20.43 $ 42,500

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Telemarketers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Business Support Services 53,020 7.06 $ 16.32 $ 33,940
Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services 530 0.28 $ 16.55 $ 34,430
Insurance Carriers 2,960 0.24 $ 28.36 $ 59,000
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 3,690 0.20 $ 17.21 $ 35,800
Residential Building Construction 1,720 0.19 $ 19.59 $ 40,750

Top paying industries for Telemarketers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 440 0.11 $ 32.24 $ 67,060
Insurance Carriers 2,960 0.24 $ 28.36 $ 59,000
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services 280 0.06 $ 27.79 $ 57,810
Computer Systems Design and Related Services 440 0.02 $ 26.07 $ 54,220
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 770 0.11 $ 25.13 $ 52,260


Geographic profile for Telemarketers:

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



Map of employment of telemarketers by state, May 2023


States with the highest employment level in Telemarketers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Florida 12,890 1.35 2.51 $ 17.16 $ 35,700
Texas 12,170 0.90 1.67 $ 17.41 $ 36,220
California 5,230 0.29 0.54 $ 19.75 $ 41,070
Virginia 4,910 1.23 2.30 $ 20.96 $ 43,600
Ohio 4,120 0.75 1.40 $ 15.20 $ 31,620


Map of location quotient of telemarketers by state, May 2023


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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada 2,750 1.85 3.45 $ 16.64 $ 34,610
Florida 12,890 1.35 2.51 $ 17.16 $ 35,700
Virginia 4,910 1.23 2.30 $ 20.96 $ 43,600
Alabama 2,140 1.04 1.94 $ 15.44 $ 32,110
Arizona 3,050 0.97 1.81 $ 21.01 $ 43,700


Map of annual mean wages of telemarketers by state, May 2023


Top paying states for Telemarketers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Mexico 380 0.45 0.84 $ 32.21 $ 67,000
Colorado 1,650 0.58 1.08 $ 23.61 $ 49,100
Minnesota 980 0.34 0.63 $ 23.22 $ 48,300
Connecticut 160 0.10 0.18 $ 21.64 $ 45,020
Arizona 3,050 0.97 1.81 $ 21.01 $ 43,700



Map of employment of telemarketers by area, May 2023


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Telemarketers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,370 0.85 1.58 $ 18.45 $ 38,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 3,250 1.20 2.23 $ 17.76 $ 36,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,020 0.49 0.91 $ 19.36 $ 40,280
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,730 2.00 3.71 $ 16.04 $ 33,360
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,490 0.55 1.03 $ 13.93 $ 28,970
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2,360 2.18 4.05 $ 16.06 $ 33,400
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 2,240 0.98 1.83 $ 20.92 $ 43,500
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2,090 1.91 3.56 $ 17.08 $ 35,530
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,090 1.48 2.75 $ 17.14 $ 35,640
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 1,930 0.20 0.38 $ 19.31 $ 40,160


Map of location quotient of telemarketers by area, May 2023


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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
El Paso, TX 1,250 3.86 7.18 $ 15.13 $ 31,470
Springfield, MO 720 3.33 6.19 $ 14.60 $ 30,370
Roanoke, VA 380 2.51 4.67 $ 26.63 $ 55,380
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2,360 2.18 4.05 $ 16.06 $ 33,400
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 2,730 2.00 3.71 $ 16.04 $ 33,360
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX 2,090 1.91 3.56 $ 17.08 $ 35,530
Canton-Massillon, OH 300 1.88 3.50 $ 14.86 $ 30,910
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,370 1.85 3.45 $ 22.01 $ 45,780
Ocala, FL 200 1.71 3.18 $ 12.87 $ 26,760
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 2,090 1.48 2.75 $ 17.14 $ 35,640


Map of annual mean wages of telemarketers by area, May 2023


Top paying metropolitan areas for Telemarketers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Albuquerque, NM 360 0.91 1.69 $ 32.02 $ 66,610
Roanoke, VA 380 2.51 4.67 $ 26.63 $ 55,380
Colorado Springs, CO 150 0.49 0.90 $ 25.27 $ 52,570
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 170 0.15 0.27 $ 24.83 $ 51,640
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT (8) (8) (8) $ 24.15 $ 50,230
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO 1,320 0.83 1.55 $ 24.12 $ 50,170
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 850 0.44 0.82 $ 23.73 $ 49,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 350 0.14 0.27 $ 23.05 $ 47,930
Richmond, VA 860 1.33 2.48 $ 22.07 $ 45,910
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 1,370 1.85 3.45 $ 22.01 $ 45,780

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Telemarketers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.33 0.62 $ 14.32 $ 29,790
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 50 0.26 0.49 $ 16.86 $ 35,070
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 50 0.29 0.54 $ 18.63 $ 38,740
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 50 0.25 0.47 $ 11.83 $ 24,600
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 40 0.26 0.48 $ 14.15 $ 29,440

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Telemarketers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.33 0.62 $ 14.32 $ 29,790
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 50 0.29 0.54 $ 18.63 $ 38,740
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 50 0.26 0.49 $ 16.86 $ 35,070
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 40 0.26 0.48 $ 14.15 $ 29,440
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 50 0.25 0.47 $ 11.83 $ 24,600

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Telemarketers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 50 0.29 0.54 $ 18.63 $ 38,740
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 50 0.26 0.49 $ 16.86 $ 35,070
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 80 0.33 0.62 $ 14.32 $ 29,790
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 40 0.26 0.48 $ 14.15 $ 29,440
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 30 0.17 0.32 $ 13.75 $ 28,600


About May 2023 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.

(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 2023 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2023 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 3, 2024