Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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 ; Gambling 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 of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel ; 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)
14,371,410	0.2 %	$20.70	$43,060	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this major group:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$9.41	$11.20	$14.24	$23.59	$38.95
Annual Wage (2)	$19,570	$23,300	$29,630	$49,060	$81,020

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	1,884,560	60.22	$13.18	$27,420
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	1,168,020	40.12	$13.54	$28,160
Clothing Stores	898,520	87.22	$13.99	$29,090
Gasoline Stations	724,760	77.63	$11.96	$24,870
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	669,450	58.39	$16.20	$33,690

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	184,000	90.30	$13.63	$28,340
Clothing Stores	898,520	87.22	$13.99	$29,090
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	129,280	79.75	$13.63	$28,350
Book Stores and News Dealers	60,250	78.28	$12.88	$26,800
Gasoline Stations	724,760	77.63	$11.96	$24,870

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	194,560	20.68	$58.59	$121,880
Pipeline Transportation of Crude Oil	130	1.08	$52.15	$108,470
Scientific Research and Development Services	10,170	1.44	$51.39	$106,880
Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	670	0.72	$48.56	$100,990
Oil and Gas Extraction	2,980	2.11	$48.51	$100,900

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	1,636,580	94.15	0.96	$22.43	$46,660
Texas	1,262,690	101.57	1.04	$20.20	$42,030
Florida	1,022,310	116.25	1.19	$19.12	$39,760
New York	903,950	94.92	0.97	$26.71	$55,560
Illinois	560,360	92.99	0.95	$20.93	$43,530

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	1,022,310	116.25	1.19	$19.12	$39,760
New Hampshire	76,470	115.77	1.18	$20.60	$42,860
South Dakota	46,220	108.72	1.11	$19.38	$40,320
South Carolina	228,040	108.19	1.11	$17.36	$36,110
North Carolina	479,880	107.53	1.10	$20.13	$41,870

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	903,950	94.92	0.97	$26.71	$55,560
District of Columbia	28,010	38.72	0.40	$25.69	$53,440
Colorado	287,130	107.20	1.10	$24.35	$50,660
Massachusetts	315,220	87.09	0.89	$24.25	$50,430
Connecticut	156,010	93.69	0.96	$23.35	$48,570

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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	932,640	96.59	0.99	$27.80	$57,830
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	592,210	94.91	0.97	$22.31	$46,400
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	450,430	96.32	0.98	$21.96	$45,670
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	381,720	104.38	1.07	$21.70	$45,140
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	325,800	123.30	1.26	$20.03	$41,670
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	300,520	109.54	1.12	$20.55	$42,750
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	300,320	98.40	1.01	$21.29	$44,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	272,300	85.65	0.88	$22.68	$47,180
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	267,990	93.17	0.95	$22.91	$47,660
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	245,960	87.90	0.90	$25.63	$53,320