Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017

41-3011 Advertising Sales Agents

Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.


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)
136,520 2.3 % $29.34 $61,020 0.9 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.69 $16.22 $23.89 $35.57 $52.26
Annual Wage (2) $24,320 $33,730 $49,680 $73,990 $108,700


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)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 54,810 11.07 $32.72 $68,050
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 32,950 9.30 $24.06 $50,040
Radio and Television Broadcasting 23,070 10.65 $27.86 $57,940
Other Information Services 10,160 3.67 $32.55 $67,700
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 3,340 0.24 $27.63 $57,470

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 54,810 11.07 $32.72 $68,050
Radio and Television Broadcasting 23,070 10.65 $27.86 $57,940
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 32,950 9.30 $24.06 $50,040
Other Information Services 10,160 3.67 $32.55 $67,700
Cable and Other Subscription Programming 320 0.60 $33.35 $69,360

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Civic and Social Organizations 90 0.02 $40.10 $83,410
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 1,000 0.11 $39.62 $82,420
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 460 0.07 $36.45 $75,810
Motion Picture and Video Industries 1,060 0.25 $35.78 $74,420
Cable and Other Subscription Programming 320 0.60 $33.35 $69,360


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)
New York 20,040 2.18 2.27 $40.33 $83,880
California 17,290 1.04 1.08 $32.51 $67,620
Florida 10,860 1.29 1.35 $27.98 $58,190
Illinois 7,700 1.30 1.36 $25.93 $53,940
Texas 7,140 0.60 0.63 $26.55 $55,230




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)
New York 20,040 2.18 2.27 $40.33 $83,880
Montana 610 1.33 1.39 $21.09 $43,860
Illinois 7,700 1.30 1.36 $25.93 $53,940
Florida 10,860 1.29 1.35 $27.98 $58,190
North Dakota 530 1.28 1.33 $25.40 $52,830




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 20,040 2.18 2.27 $40.33 $83,880
Connecticut 2,070 1.25 1.31 $38.83 $80,770
New Jersey 2,900 0.72 0.75 $36.14 $75,170
Massachusetts 2,740 0.78 0.81 $34.40 $71,550
District of Columbia 760 1.08 1.13 $33.93 $70,580



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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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 17,530 2.62 2.73 $42.10 $87,560
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 6,270 1.71 1.79 $25.93 $53,940
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 6,070 1.37 1.43 $31.90 $66,340
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 3,700 1.41 1.48 $27.99 $58,210
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 2,030 1.10 1.15 $35.18 $73,180
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,930 0.97 1.02 $22.91 $47,660
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 1,890 1.15 1.20 $27.08 $56,320
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,860 0.96 1.01 $34.49 $71,730
Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI Metropolitan Division 1,730 1.41 1.47 $27.16 $56,490
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 1,690 0.68 0.71 $29.86 $62,110


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Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lawrence, KS 130 2.70 2.82 $19.80 $41,170
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 17,530 2.62 2.73 $42.10 $87,560
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,040 2.51 2.62 $45.55 $94,740
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 100 2.45 2.56 $14.51 $30,170
Great Falls, MT 70 2.11 2.20 $25.32 $52,660
Greensboro-High Point, NC 740 2.04 2.13 $28.01 $58,260
Danbury, CT 150 1.88 1.97 $31.58 $65,690
Lewiston, ID-WA 50 1.85 1.93 $15.72 $32,700
Bismarck, ND 140 1.85 1.93 $26.24 $54,590
Columbia, MO 160 1.77 1.85 $18.53 $38,540


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Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,040 2.51 2.62 $45.55 $94,740
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL 140 0.81 0.85 $45.34 $94,300
Elgin, IL Metropolitan Division 120 0.49 0.51 $42.83 $89,080
New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 17,530 2.62 2.73 $42.10 $87,560
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 60 0.86 0.89 $39.62 $82,420
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 1,210 0.92 0.97 $38.97 $81,060
Dutchess County-Putnam County, NY Metropolitan Division 100 0.69 0.73 $37.18 $77,340
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 340 0.75 0.78 $36.85 $76,640
Haverhill-Newburyport-Amesbury Town, MA-NH NECTA Division 40 0.60 0.63 $36.34 $75,590
Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division 1,000 0.96 1.01 $36.29 $75,480

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 310 2.24 2.34 $20.56 $42,760
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area 220 0.97 1.01 $19.52 $40,610
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 220 1.37 1.43 $19.68 $40,930
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 220 1.77 1.85 $22.10 $45,980
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 210 1.03 1.07 $19.02 $39,560

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 90 2.28 2.39 $29.82 $62,020
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 310 2.24 2.34 $20.56 $42,760
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 220 1.77 1.85 $22.10 $45,980
North Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area 70 1.63 1.71 $19.64 $40,860
Central-Southeast Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 60 1.61 1.68 (8) (8)

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 100 0.89 0.92 $31.78 $66,110
Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 90 2.28 2.39 $29.82 $62,020
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 70 0.68 0.71 $27.87 $57,970
Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland nonmetropolitan area 30 0.71 0.75 $26.92 $55,990
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area 70 1.04 1.08 $26.42 $54,960


About May 2017 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2017 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2017 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 30, 2018