Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
41-4011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of post-secondary education. Excludes "Sales Engineers" (41-9031).
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) |
| 312,980 |
2.2 % |
$44.15 |
$91,830 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$19.21 |
$26.74 |
$38.31 |
$55.72 |
$75.31 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$39,960 |
$55,630 |
$79,680 |
$115,900 |
$156,630 |
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) |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
63,560 |
9.50 |
$46.48 |
$96,670 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) |
36,550 |
9.76 |
$44.66 |
$92,890 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers |
27,580 |
5.06 |
$49.23 |
$102,400 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services |
27,210 |
1.30 |
$44.77 |
$93,130 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) |
20,310 |
1.45 |
$39.03 |
$81,180 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) |
36,550 |
9.76 |
$44.66 |
$92,890 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers |
63,560 |
9.50 |
$46.48 |
$96,670 |
| Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers |
27,580 |
5.06 |
$49.23 |
$102,400 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing |
13,370 |
4.54 |
$40.05 |
$83,300 |
| Software Publishers |
17,590 |
4.47 |
$46.49 |
$96,710 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
40,770 |
2.40 |
1.11 |
$45.48 |
$94,600 |
| Texas |
31,370 |
2.59 |
1.20 |
$50.46 |
$104,960 |
| Florida |
18,190 |
2.11 |
0.98 |
$41.37 |
$86,060 |
| Massachusetts |
17,740 |
4.97 |
2.30 |
$45.53 |
$94,700 |
| New York |
16,470 |
1.76 |
0.81 |
$50.43 |
$104,900 |
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) |
| Massachusetts |
17,740 |
4.97 |
2.30 |
$45.53 |
$94,700 |
| Oklahoma |
6,610 |
4.14 |
1.92 |
$38.78 |
$80,670 |
| New Hampshire |
2,690 |
4.13 |
1.91 |
$50.17 |
$104,350 |
| Tennessee |
11,580 |
3.92 |
1.81 |
$39.79 |
$82,750 |
| South Dakota |
1,570 |
3.72 |
1.72 |
$41.01 |
$85,300 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Wyoming |
190 |
0.72 |
0.33 |
$55.35 |
$115,130 |
| Connecticut |
2,870 |
1.73 |
0.80 |
$50.85 |
$105,770 |
| Texas |
31,370 |
2.59 |
1.20 |
$50.46 |
$104,960 |
| New York |
16,470 |
1.76 |
0.81 |
$50.43 |
$104,900 |
| Maryland |
7,260 |
2.70 |
1.25 |
$50.19 |
$104,400 |
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) |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
16,320 |
5.91 |
2.74 |
$45.91 |
$95,480 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
15,470 |
2.53 |
1.17 |
$44.48 |
$92,520 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
13,360 |
1.41 |
0.65 |
$50.95 |
$105,970 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
13,180 |
2.84 |
1.31 |
$41.62 |
$86,560 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
10,010 |
9.73 |
4.50 |
$61.20 |
$127,290 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,810 |
3.09 |
1.43 |
$38.94 |
$81,000 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
8,440 |
2.37 |
1.09 |
$43.46 |
$90,400 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
8,340 |
3.11 |
1.44 |
$37.45 |
$77,890 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
7,720 |
6.90 |
3.19 |
$48.75 |
$101,400 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
7,290 |
3.01 |
1.39 |
$46.75 |
$97,240 |
United States Department of Labor
