August 16, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Careers in sales

Selected sales occupations, employment and median annual wage, May 2010
Occupation	Employment	Median annual wage
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products	1,367,210	$52,440
Sales representatives, services, all other	531,410	$50,620
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products	381,080	$73,710
Insurance sales agents	318,800	$46,770
Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents	276,290	$70,190
Real estate sales agents	153,740	$40,030
Advertising sales agents	145,160	$45,350
Sales engineers	66,060	$87,390
Real estate brokers	41,210	$54,910

These data are featured in the TED article, Careers in sales.

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