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

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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

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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

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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