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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
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).
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 occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
1,039,670 |
0.8 % |
$32.10 |
$66,760 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$13.13 |
$18.06 |
$26.99 |
$38.84 |
$57.91 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$27,320 |
$37,550 |
$56,130 |
$80,790 |
$120,460 |
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) |
Electronics and Appliance Stores |
95,010 |
19.95 |
$20.75 |
$43,170 |
Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
78,230 |
3.60 |
$41.76 |
$86,860 |
Telecommunications |
65,840 |
9.17 |
$31.99 |
$66,530 |
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services |
56,880 |
3.81 |
$36.21 |
$75,310 |
Employment Services |
37,620 |
1.02 |
$32.01 |
$66,590 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Electronics and Appliance Stores |
95,010 |
19.95 |
$20.75 |
$43,170 |
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) |
2,210 |
10.00 |
$31.33 |
$65,170 |
Telecommunications |
65,840 |
9.17 |
$31.99 |
$66,530 |
Other Information Services |
25,240 |
7.78 |
$38.76 |
$80,620 |
Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
3,880 |
7.30 |
$34.18 |
$71,100 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
134,040 |
7.71 |
1.09 |
$33.38 |
$69,420 |
Texas |
105,020 |
8.45 |
1.19 |
$29.44 |
$61,230 |
Florida |
81,410 |
9.26 |
1.31 |
$28.04 |
$58,320 |
New York |
68,110 |
7.15 |
1.01 |
$38.18 |
$79,410 |
Illinois |
52,350 |
8.69 |
1.23 |
$29.75 |
$61,870 |
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) |
Colorado |
30,860 |
11.52 |
1.63 |
$36.64 |
$76,220 |
Maryland |
26,490 |
9.81 |
1.39 |
$36.02 |
$74,930 |
Florida |
81,410 |
9.26 |
1.31 |
$28.04 |
$58,320 |
New Jersey |
36,570 |
8.95 |
1.26 |
$40.37 |
$83,980 |
Illinois |
52,350 |
8.69 |
1.23 |
$29.75 |
$61,870 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New Jersey |
36,570 |
8.95 |
1.26 |
$40.37 |
$83,980 |
Massachusetts |
21,870 |
6.04 |
0.85 |
$38.95 |
$81,010 |
District of Columbia |
3,200 |
4.42 |
0.62 |
$38.28 |
$79,620 |
New York |
68,110 |
7.15 |
1.01 |
$38.18 |
$79,410 |
Colorado |
30,860 |
11.52 |
1.63 |
$36.64 |
$76,220 |
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 |
81,130 |
8.40 |
1.19 |
$40.84 |
$84,950 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
48,610 |
7.79 |
1.10 |
$31.54 |
$65,610 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
46,350 |
9.91 |
1.40 |
$30.38 |
$63,190 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
34,090 |
9.32 |
1.32 |
$32.06 |
$66,680 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
32,240 |
10.14 |
1.43 |
$37.48 |
$77,950 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
30,380 |
11.07 |
1.56 |
$32.05 |
$66,660 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
27,950 |
11.30 |
1.60 |
$39.10 |
$81,320 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
27,280 |
8.94 |
1.26 |
$30.75 |
$63,960 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
25,740 |
9.74 |
1.38 |
$28.67 |
$59,630 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
21,750 |
7.56 |
1.07 |
$37.52 |
$78,050 |
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