• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

41-3091 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems. Excludes “Advertising Sales Agents” (41-3011), “Insurance Sales Agents” (41-3021), “Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents” (41-3031), “Travel Agents” (41-3041), “Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing” (41-4010), and “Telemarketers” (41-9041).

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National estimates for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Industry profile for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Geographic profile for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

National estimates for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
1,142,020	2.5 %	$ 38.98	$ 81,080	1.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 17.51	$ 22.70	$ 31.06	$ 47.08	$ 69.02
Annual Wage (2)	$ 36,430	$ 47,220	$ 64,600	$ 97,920	$ 143,550

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Industry profile for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer Systems Design and Related Services	114,930	4.54	$ 53.32	$ 110,900
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	83,840	4.54	$ 43.94	$ 91,400
Telecommunications	78,660	12.16	$ 31.60	$ 65,720
Electronics and Appliance Retailers	67,390	16.34	$ 22.54	$ 46,880
Employment Services	46,640	1.24	$ 37.72	$ 78,460

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electronics and Appliance Retailers	67,390	16.34	$ 22.54	$ 46,880
Telecommunications	78,660	12.16	$ 31.60	$ 65,720
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)	1,970	8.90	$ 38.52	$ 80,120
Freight Transportation Arrangement	21,970	8.17	$ 35.58	$ 74,000
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	12,310	6.68	$ 67.18	$ 139,730

Top paying industries for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing	(8)	(8)	$ 80.76	$ 167,980
Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing	240	0.07	$ 70.38	$ 146,390
Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services	12,310	6.68	$ 67.18	$ 139,730
Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	400	0.37	$ 66.22	$ 137,730
Scientific Research and Development Services	5,180	0.56	$ 62.74	$ 130,490

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Geographic profile for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	125,850	7.01	0.93	$ 44.77	$ 93,120
Texas	110,770	8.17	1.09	$ 35.70	$ 74,250
Florida	106,230	11.10	1.48	$ 35.11	$ 73,040
New York	81,930	8.72	1.16	$ 51.23	$ 106,560
Illinois	59,800	9.95	1.32	$ 36.22	$ 75,330

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Colorado	40,700	14.37	1.91	$ 53.19	$ 110,630
Florida	106,230	11.10	1.48	$ 35.11	$ 73,040
New Jersey	42,840	10.19	1.36	$ 43.50	$ 90,490
Illinois	59,800	9.95	1.32	$ 36.22	$ 75,330
Virginia	39,080	9.82	1.31	$ 39.17	$ 81,470

Top paying states for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Colorado	40,700	14.37	1.91	$ 53.19	$ 110,630
New York	81,930	8.72	1.16	$ 51.23	$ 106,560
Vermont	1,210	4.03	0.54	$ 46.40	$ 96,510
California	125,850	7.01	0.93	$ 44.77	$ 93,120
New Hampshire	5,860	8.68	1.15	$ 44.54	$ 92,630

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

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	92,880	9.78	1.30	$ 50.95	$ 105,970
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	48,150	10.68	1.42	$ 36.72	$ 76,380
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	38,800	6.27	0.83	$ 40.32	$ 83,860
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	34,760	8.76	1.17	$ 37.32	$ 77,620
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	31,990	11.75	1.56	$ 37.11	$ 77,200
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	30,390	9.83	1.31	$ 41.68	$ 86,700
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	29,450	18.52	2.46	$ 55.95	$ 116,380
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	27,410	9.73	1.29	$ 37.89	$ 78,820
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	25,910	10.70	1.42	$ 54.38	$ 113,100
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	23,260	7.32	0.97	$ 36.08	$ 75,040

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	29,450	18.52	2.46	$ 55.95	$ 116,380
Provo-Orem, UT	4,820	16.43	2.18	$ 32.87	$ 68,360
Boulder, CO	3,070	15.77	2.10	$ 52.80	$ 109,820
Midland, TX	1,490	12.97	1.72	$ 46.19	$ 96,060
Raleigh, NC	9,100	12.96	1.72	$ 40.53	$ 84,310
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	3,600	12.40	1.65	$ 30.80	$ 64,060
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	16,950	12.00	1.60	$ 35.04	$ 72,880
Austin-Round Rock, TX	14,530	11.76	1.56	$ 38.73	$ 80,560
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	31,990	11.75	1.56	$ 37.11	$ 77,200
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	15,960	11.67	1.55	$ 33.20	$ 69,050