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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations (Major Group)
This major group comprises the following occupations:
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers ;
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers ;
Cashiers ;
Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers ;
Counter and Rental Clerks ;
Parts Salespersons ;
Retail Salespersons ;
Advertising Sales Agents ;
Insurance Sales Agents ;
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents ;
Travel Agents ;
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other ;
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products ;
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products ;
Demonstrators and Product Promoters ;
Models ;
Real Estate Brokers ;
Real Estate Sales Agents ;
Sales Engineers ;
Telemarketers ;
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers ;
Sales and Related Workers, All Other
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this major group:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
14,542,290 |
0.2 % |
$20.09 |
$41,790 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$9.10 |
$10.63 |
$13.55 |
$22.87 |
$38.16 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$18,920 |
$22,120 |
$28,180 |
$47,570 |
$79,370 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
General Merchandise Stores |
1,918,050 |
60.26 |
$12.67 |
$26,360 |
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
1,211,580 |
41.44 |
$12.94 |
$26,920 |
Clothing Stores |
929,500 |
87.18 |
$13.45 |
$27,980 |
Gasoline Stations |
726,050 |
77.64 |
$11.52 |
$23,960 |
Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
663,710 |
57.32 |
$15.79 |
$32,850 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Shoe Stores |
186,600 |
89.42 |
$12.96 |
$26,950 |
Clothing Stores |
929,500 |
87.18 |
$13.45 |
$27,980 |
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores |
126,470 |
79.28 |
$13.16 |
$27,380 |
Book Stores and News Dealers |
61,370 |
78.14 |
$12.38 |
$25,760 |
Gasoline Stations |
726,050 |
77.64 |
$11.52 |
$23,960 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
196,580 |
21.12 |
$62.69 |
$130,380 |
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil |
110 |
1.05 |
$52.69 |
$109,590 |
Scientific Research and Development Services |
9,340 |
1.38 |
$49.99 |
$103,980 |
Other Pipeline Transportation |
110 |
1.21 |
$49.04 |
$102,000 |
Oil and Gas Extraction |
3,150 |
2.23 |
$47.75 |
$99,330 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
California |
1,634,110 |
96.08 |
0.96 |
$21.67 |
$45,070 |
Texas |
1,276,460 |
105.37 |
1.05 |
$20.22 |
$42,070 |
Florida |
1,058,680 |
122.98 |
1.22 |
$18.59 |
$38,660 |
New York |
923,140 |
98.36 |
0.98 |
$26.06 |
$54,200 |
Illinois |
577,930 |
96.46 |
0.96 |
$20.53 |
$42,700 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Florida |
1,058,680 |
122.98 |
1.22 |
$18.59 |
$38,660 |
New Hampshire |
77,030 |
117.98 |
1.17 |
$19.83 |
$41,250 |
Colorado |
291,900 |
111.39 |
1.11 |
$23.01 |
$47,850 |
South Dakota |
46,820 |
110.88 |
1.10 |
$18.57 |
$38,620 |
South Carolina |
227,570 |
110.35 |
1.10 |
$16.63 |
$34,590 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York |
923,140 |
98.36 |
0.98 |
$26.06 |
$54,200 |
District of Columbia |
26,740 |
37.53 |
0.37 |
$25.25 |
$52,510 |
Massachusetts |
317,270 |
88.84 |
0.88 |
$23.52 |
$48,930 |
Colorado |
291,900 |
111.39 |
1.11 |
$23.01 |
$47,850 |
Connecticut |
160,550 |
96.71 |
0.96 |
$22.81 |
$47,440 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
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 |
953,190 |
100.35 |
1.00 |
$27.03 |
$56,210 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
593,140 |
96.94 |
0.96 |
$21.80 |
$45,350 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
459,490 |
98.99 |
0.99 |
$21.56 |
$44,850 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
384,880 |
107.87 |
1.07 |
$21.72 |
$45,190 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
336,400 |
129.87 |
1.29 |
$19.63 |
$40,840 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
305,590 |
102.46 |
1.02 |
$21.31 |
$44,330 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
298,880 |
111.40 |
1.11 |
$19.76 |
$41,110 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
275,280 |
96.63 |
0.96 |
$22.26 |
$46,310 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
273,260 |
87.16 |
0.87 |
$22.23 |
$46,230 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
247,120 |
89.58 |
0.89 |
$24.80 |
$51,590 |
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