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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

OES data highlights ‐ An Occupational Comparison of Selected Retail Trade Industries, Table 2

OccupationEmploymentPercent of total industry employmentMean hourly wage
Customer service representatives34,83013.5$12.91
Order clerks31,01012.011.93
Shipping, receiving, and traffic clerks14,9205.812.62
Stock clerks and order fillers12,5804.911.04
Retail salespersons11,5904.513.78
Telemarketers9,7203.812.54
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand9,6903.811.69
Packers and packagers, hand8,7603.410.51
First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers6,1502.421.32
Office clerks, general5,7202.212.51
Industry total257,440100.018.43

 

Last modified: December 17, 2009