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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2017
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
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) |
| 14,522,580 |
0.2 % |
$19.56 |
$40,680 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this major group:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$8.80 |
$10.06 |
$12.99 |
$22.30 |
$37.42 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,310 |
$20,920 |
$27,020 |
$46,380 |
$77,820 |
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 |
1,827,550 |
56.75 |
$12.32 |
$25,620 |
| Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) |
1,225,790 |
41.88 |
$12.39 |
$25,770 |
| Clothing Stores |
928,000 |
87.24 |
$12.93 |
$26,900 |
| Gasoline Stations |
720,830 |
77.70 |
$11.02 |
$22,930 |
| Building Material and Supplies Dealers |
653,430 |
57.96 |
$15.24 |
$31,690 |
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 |
192,580 |
90.36 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Clothing Stores |
928,000 |
87.24 |
$12.93 |
$26,900 |
| Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores |
124,540 |
79.73 |
$12.49 |
$25,980 |
| Book Stores and News Dealers |
64,850 |
78.23 |
$11.91 |
$24,770 |
| Gasoline Stations |
720,830 |
77.70 |
$11.02 |
$22,930 |
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 |
189,280 |
20.66 |
$61.76 |
$128,460 |
| Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil |
120 |
0.95 |
$51.13 |
$106,340 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services |
9,760 |
1.51 |
$47.91 |
$99,660 |
| Oil and Gas Extraction |
2,890 |
2.14 |
$47.68 |
$99,170 |
| Other Pipeline Transportation |
40 |
0.54 |
$46.96 |
$97,670 |
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 |
1,626,530 |
97.43 |
0.96 |
$20.91 |
$43,500 |
| Texas |
1,270,630 |
106.86 |
1.05 |
$20.06 |
$41,730 |
| Florida |
1,067,960 |
126.85 |
1.25 |
$18.28 |
$38,010 |
| New York |
931,500 |
101.16 |
0.99 |
$24.80 |
$51,570 |
| Illinois |
571,680 |
96.44 |
0.95 |
$20.15 |
$41,920 |
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 |
1,067,960 |
126.85 |
1.25 |
$18.28 |
$38,010 |
| New Hampshire |
79,150 |
121.78 |
1.20 |
$20.29 |
$42,210 |
| Colorado |
296,130 |
115.89 |
1.14 |
$21.90 |
$45,550 |
| South Dakota |
46,720 |
111.38 |
1.09 |
$17.85 |
$37,130 |
| Alabama |
213,670 |
111.14 |
1.09 |
$16.52 |
$34,370 |
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 |
931,500 |
101.16 |
0.99 |
$24.80 |
$51,570 |
| Massachusetts |
318,010 |
90.14 |
0.88 |
$23.03 |
$47,890 |
| District of Columbia |
28,170 |
39.78 |
0.39 |
$22.90 |
$47,640 |
| Connecticut |
161,370 |
97.54 |
0.96 |
$22.62 |
$47,060 |
| Colorado |
296,130 |
115.89 |
1.14 |
$21.90 |
$45,550 |
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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 |
684,810 |
102.30 |
1.00 |
$27.28 |
$56,740 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
426,620 |
96.28 |
0.95 |
$20.43 |
$42,500 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
352,830 |
96.34 |
0.95 |
$21.49 |
$44,700 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
306,030 |
104.47 |
1.03 |
$21.18 |
$44,060 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
293,110 |
111.90 |
1.10 |
$19.28 |
$40,110 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division |
271,380 |
108.92 |
1.07 |
$22.60 |
$47,000 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
219,130 |
110.67 |
1.09 |
$18.64 |
$38,770 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division |
212,600 |
84.39 |
0.83 |
$21.33 |
$44,370 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
190,580 |
98.63 |
0.97 |
$22.91 |
$47,650 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division |
171,900 |
106.36 |
1.04 |
$22.51 |
$46,820 |
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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) |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL |
12,500 |
175.54 |
1.72 |
$15.17 |
$31,550 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
24,910 |
158.20 |
1.55 |
$13.90 |
$28,920 |
| Punta Gorda, FL |
6,930 |
148.94 |
1.46 |
$15.67 |
$32,580 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL |
7,330 |
144.93 |
1.42 |
$16.68 |
$34,700 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
10,510 |
144.62 |
1.42 |
$16.91 |
$35,170 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL |
37,230 |
144.10 |
1.41 |
$17.29 |
$35,950 |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL Metropolitan Division |
117,780 |
143.80 |
1.41 |
$18.95 |
$39,420 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
15,330 |
143.43 |
1.41 |
$15.27 |
$31,760 |
| Hot Springs, AR |
5,010 |
141.59 |
1.39 |
$14.37 |
$29,890 |
| Jacksonville, NC |
6,460 |
140.19 |
1.38 |
$14.19 |
$29,520 |
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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 |
44,970 |
108.20 |
1.06 |
$27.66 |
$57,530 |
| San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division |
98,110 |
87.89 |
0.86 |
$27.47 |
$57,140 |
| New York-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
684,810 |
102.30 |
1.00 |
$27.28 |
$56,740 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
99,190 |
91.08 |
0.89 |
$26.58 |
$55,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division |
158,780 |
86.31 |
0.85 |
$25.87 |
$53,810 |
| Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division |
11,660 |
74.96 |
0.74 |
$25.12 |
$52,260 |
| Boulder, CO |
18,100 |
101.40 |
1.00 |
$24.64 |
$51,250 |
| Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, PA Metropolitan Division |
114,310 |
110.62 |
1.09 |
$24.63 |
$51,240 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division |
148,680 |
90.25 |
0.89 |
$24.31 |
$50,560 |
| Framingham, MA NECTA Division |
18,340 |
106.10 |
1.04 |
$24.25 |
$50,440 |
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) |
| North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) |
28,980 |
87.36 |
0.86 |
$16.80 |
$34,950 |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area |
26,430 |
95.00 |
0.93 |
$16.54 |
$34,390 |
| North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area |
25,160 |
93.39 |
0.92 |
$15.76 |
$32,770 |
| Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
24,150 |
94.16 |
0.92 |
$15.57 |
$32,380 |
| Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area |
23,480 |
94.88 |
0.93 |
$14.05 |
$29,220 |
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 Missouri nonmetropolitan area |
10,240 |
139.47 |
1.37 |
$14.10 |
$29,320 |
| Wasatch Back nonmetropolitan area |
4,690 |
138.30 |
1.36 |
$16.66 |
$34,640 |
| Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area |
2,350 |
131.53 |
1.29 |
$19.05 |
$39,630 |
| Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area |
9,690 |
130.64 |
1.28 |
$14.61 |
$30,380 |
| Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area |
4,730 |
129.28 |
1.27 |
$16.01 |
$33,290 |
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) |
| Far West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area |
4,320 |
70.97 |
0.70 |
$21.41 |
$44,530 |
| Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area |
6,520 |
93.36 |
0.92 |
$19.68 |
$40,920 |
| Connecticut nonmetropolitan area |
2,850 |
87.07 |
0.85 |
$19.08 |
$39,680 |
| Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area |
2,350 |
131.53 |
1.29 |
$19.05 |
$39,630 |
| Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area |
13,670 |
117.46 |
1.15 |
$18.99 |
$39,490 |
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 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.
(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
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