Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022
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 Advertising Sales Agents
Industry profile for Advertising Sales Agents
Geographic profile for Advertising Sales Agents
National estimates for Advertising Sales Agents:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Advertising Sales Agents:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 106,560 |
1.9 % |
$ 35.22 |
$ 73,260 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Advertising Sales Agents:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.67 |
$ 19.23 |
$ 28.10 |
$ 39.84 |
$ 63.77 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,510 |
$ 39,990 |
$ 58,450 |
$ 82,880 |
$ 132,640 |
Industry profile for Advertising Sales Agents:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Advertising Sales Agents are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Advertising Sales Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Advertising Sales Agents:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
45,570 |
9.48 |
$ 37.86 |
$ 78,740 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
23,300 |
7.59 |
$ 28.41 |
$ 59,090 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations |
13,820 |
11.46 |
$ 31.15 |
$ 64,780 |
| Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers |
7,650 |
3.29 |
$ 38.76 |
$ 80,620 |
| Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services |
2,700 |
1.54 |
$ 58.58 |
$ 121,850 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Advertising Sales Agents:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations |
13,820 |
11.46 |
$ 31.15 |
$ 64,780 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
45,570 |
9.48 |
$ 37.86 |
$ 78,740 |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
23,300 |
7.59 |
$ 28.41 |
$ 59,090 |
| Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers |
7,650 |
3.29 |
$ 38.76 |
$ 80,620 |
| Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services |
2,700 |
1.54 |
$ 58.58 |
$ 121,850 |
Top paying industries for Advertising Sales Agents:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
1,190 |
0.04 |
$ 69.10 |
$ 143,730 |
| Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services |
2,700 |
1.54 |
$ 58.58 |
$ 121,850 |
| Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services |
200 |
0.02 |
$ 50.53 |
$ 105,110 |
| Software Publishers |
50 |
0.01 |
$ 46.11 |
$ 95,910 |
| Sound Recording Industries |
70 |
0.33 |
$ 45.74 |
$ 95,150 |
Geographic profile for Advertising Sales Agents:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Advertising Sales Agents are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Advertising Sales Agents, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Advertising Sales Agents:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
18,740 |
2.06 |
2.86 |
$ 52.76 |
$ 109,750 |
| California |
9,670 |
0.55 |
0.76 |
$ 39.21 |
$ 81,550 |
| Florida |
7,340 |
0.80 |
1.11 |
$ 31.52 |
$ 65,560 |
| Illinois |
7,210 |
1.23 |
1.70 |
$ 30.64 |
$ 63,740 |
| Texas |
5,960 |
0.46 |
0.64 |
$ 26.40 |
$ 54,910 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Advertising Sales Agents:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
18,740 |
2.06 |
2.86 |
$ 52.76 |
$ 109,750 |
| Washington |
4,420 |
1.30 |
1.80 |
$ 42.38 |
$ 88,150 |
| Illinois |
7,210 |
1.23 |
1.70 |
$ 30.64 |
$ 63,740 |
| South Dakota |
480 |
1.10 |
1.52 |
$ 26.39 |
$ 54,880 |
| North Dakota |
420 |
1.04 |
1.44 |
$ 27.02 |
$ 56,210 |
Top paying states for Advertising Sales Agents:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
18,740 |
2.06 |
2.86 |
$ 52.76 |
$ 109,750 |
| Washington |
4,420 |
1.30 |
1.80 |
$ 42.38 |
$ 88,150 |
| California |
9,670 |
0.55 |
0.76 |
$ 39.21 |
$ 81,550 |
| Georgia |
2,510 |
0.54 |
0.75 |
$ 37.89 |
$ 78,810 |
| District of Columbia |
540 |
0.78 |
1.08 |
$ 35.74 |
$ 74,340 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Advertising Sales Agents:
| 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 |
17,970 |
1.96 |
2.72 |
$ 53.34 |
$ 110,950 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,320 |
1.20 |
1.67 |
$ 32.81 |
$ 68,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
4,920 |
0.81 |
1.12 |
$ 38.56 |
$ 80,210 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,620 |
1.78 |
2.47 |
$ 44.65 |
$ 92,880 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,800 |
1.07 |
1.48 |
$ 32.38 |
$ 67,350 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
2,010 |
0.53 |
0.73 |
$ 28.34 |
$ 58,950 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,900 |
0.70 |
0.97 |
$ 41.84 |
$ 87,030 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,860 |
0.67 |
0.93 |
$ 29.03 |
$ 60,380 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
1,570 |
0.52 |
0.72 |
$ 37.09 |
$ 77,150 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
1,510 |
0.56 |
0.77 |
$ 34.63 |
$ 72,020 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Advertising Sales Agents:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
220 |
2.22 |
3.08 |
$ 27.34 |
$ 56,870 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
17,970 |
1.96 |
2.72 |
$ 53.34 |
$ 110,950 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,620 |
1.78 |
2.47 |
$ 44.65 |
$ 92,880 |
| Fargo, ND-MN |
220 |
1.58 |
2.20 |
$ 26.40 |
$ 54,920 |
| Springfield, IL |
160 |
1.56 |
2.17 |
$ 27.55 |
$ 57,300 |
| Rapid City, SD |
100 |
1.36 |
1.89 |
$ 27.86 |
$ 57,950 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
5,320 |
1.20 |
1.67 |
$ 32.81 |
$ 68,250 |
| Birmingham-Hoover, AL |
600 |
1.20 |
1.67 |
$ 27.17 |
$ 56,510 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO |
300 |
1.16 |
1.61 |
$ 26.28 |
$ 54,660 |
| Missoula, MT |
70 |
1.15 |
1.60 |
$ 28.53 |
$ 59,350 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Advertising Sales Agents:
| 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 |
17,970 |
1.96 |
2.72 |
$ 53.34 |
$ 110,950 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
420 |
0.37 |
0.51 |
$ 48.92 |
$ 101,750 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,620 |
1.78 |
2.47 |
$ 44.65 |
$ 92,880 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA |
110 |
0.54 |
0.74 |
$ 42.93 |
$ 89,290 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
1,900 |
0.70 |
0.97 |
$ 41.84 |
$ 87,030 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
1,460 |
0.61 |
0.85 |
$ 40.96 |
$ 85,190 |
| Trenton, NJ |
80 |
0.33 |
0.46 |
$ 40.30 |
$ 83,830 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA |
90 |
0.30 |
0.41 |
$ 39.83 |
$ 82,840 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
560 |
0.38 |
0.52 |
$ 39.63 |
$ 82,420 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
40 |
0.30 |
0.41 |
$ 39.05 |
$ 81,220 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Advertising Sales Agents:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jo
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