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Snapshot of Sales and Related Occupations in 2010

13,437,980

Total Employment

9.40 %

Unemployment Rate

$36,790

Average Annual Salary

#2 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future job openings.
#2 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment.
#5 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages growth from the previous year.
#9 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by percentage of women employed.
#13 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by total employment growth from the previous year.
#14 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by average annual wages.
#16 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by lowest annual unemployment rate.
#18 amongst U.S. occupational groups ranked by future employment growth.

Sales and Related Occupations

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HIGHEST PAYING OCCUPATIONS

1. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents: $95,130

2. Sales Engineers: $94,760

3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products: $84,360

4. First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers: $81,120

5. Real Estate Brokers: $76,060

Table 1. Highest Paying Sales and Related Occupations

FASTEST GROWING SALARIES

1. Sales and Related Workers, All Other*: 0.57 %

2. Models: 0.17 %

3. Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers: 0.06 %

4. Sales Engineers: 0.05 %

5. Travel Agents: 0.05 %

Table 2. Sales and Related Occupations with the Fastest Growing Salaries

POPULAR OCCUPATIONS

1. Retail Salespersons: 30.92 %

2. Cashiers: 24.96 %

3. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products: 10.17 %

4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers: 8.72 %

5. Sales Representatives, Services, All Other: 3.95 %

Table 3. Popular Sales and Related Occupations
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING EMPLOYMENT

1. Sales and Related Workers, All Other*: 16.88 %

2. Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents: 0.02 %

3. Real Estate Sales Agents: 0.01 %

4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers: 0.01 %

5. Gaming Change Persons and Booth Cashiers: 0.00 %

Table 4. Sales and Related Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment

Employment Information for Sales and Related Occupations

Total Employment for Sales and Related Occupations in 2010

Figure 1. Total Employment

Total Employment by Gender for Sales and Related Occupations in 2010

Figure 2. Employment by Gender

Employment Percent Change for Sales and Related Occupations in 2010

Figure 3. Employment Percent Change

Unemployment Rate for Sales and Related Occupations in 2010

Figure 4. Unemployment Rate

Figure 5. Diversity of Employment

Sales and Related Occupations

National Estimates

Total Employment

13,437,980

127,097,160

Total Employment Amount Change from 2009 to 2010

-277,070

-3,550,450

Total Employment Percent Change from 2009 to 2010

-0.02 %

-0.03 %

Percent of Women Employed

49.90 %

47.20 %

Percent of Men Employed

50.10 %

52.80 %

Unemployment Rate

9.40 %

9.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Women

10.50 %

8.60 %

Unemployment Rate Amongst Men

8.30 %

10.50 %

Table 5. Employment Information for Sales and Related Occupations

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Salary Information for Sales and Related Occupations

Annual Salary Distribution for Sales and Related Occupations in 2010

Figure 6. Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Wage Distribution for Sales and Related Occupations in 2010

Figure 7. Hourly Wage Distribution

Average Annual Salary for Sales and Related Occupations in 2010

Figure 8. Average Annual Salary

Average Hourly Wage for Sales and Related Occupations in 2010

Figure 9. Average Hourly Wage

Figure 10. Average Annual Wage Percent Change

Sales and Related Occupations

National Estimates

Average Annual Salary

$36,790

$44,410

Average Hourly Wage

$17.69

$21.35

Average Annual Salary Change from 2009 to 2010

0.02 %

Table 6. Salary Information for Sales and Related Occupations

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Projections for Sales and Related Occupations

Projected Employment Growth for Sales and Related Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 11. Projected Employment Growth (2008-2018)

Replacement Needs Rate for Sales and Related Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 12. Projected Replacement Needs^{( 1 )} Rate (2008-2018)

Projected Job Openings for Sales and Related Occupations (2008-2018)

Figure 13. Contributions of Employment Growth and Replacement Needs¹ to Projected Job Openings, estimated to be 5,712,800 by 2018.

LARGEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Retail salespersons: 374,700

2. Cashiers, except gaming: 125,500

3. Cashiers: 123,200

4. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products: 101,100

5. First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers: 88,400

Table 7. Occupations with the Largest Projected Employment Growth (2008 - 2018)

FASTEST GROWING OCCUPATIONS

1. Real estate sales agents: 16.16%

2. Models: 16%

3. Real estate brokers and sales agents: 14.35%

4. Sales representatives, services, all other: 13.88%

5. Insurance sales agents: 11.88%

Table 8. Occupations with the Fastest Growing Employment Rates (2008 - 2018)

SMALLEST EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

1. Telemarketers: -37,800

2. Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers: -26,900

3. Miscellaneous sales and related workers: -14,500

4. Gaming change persons and booth cashiers: -2,300

5. Travel agents: -1,200

Table 9. Occupations with the Smallest Projected Employment Growth or Largest Projected Employment Decline (2008 - 2018)

LARGEST NUMBER OF JOB OPENINGS

1. Cashiers: 1,729,900

2. Cashiers, except gaming: 1,719,900

3. Retail salespersons: 1,626,900

4. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products: 457,900

5. First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers: 450,100

Table 10. Occupations with the Largest Number of Job Openings due to Employment Growth and Replacement Needs (2008 - 2018)

1. Replacement needs are an estimate of job openings resulting from workers retiring from or permanently leaving an occupation.

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Industry Information for Sales and Related Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING INDUSTRIES

1. Finance and Insurance: $72,340

2. Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction: $72,110

3. Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: $66,860

4. Management of Companies and Enterprises: $66,020

5. Wholesale Trade: $63,950

Table 11. Highest Paying Industries

INDUSTRIES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Wholesale Trade: 270.37

2. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 250.08

3. Information: 131.92

4. Finance and Insurance: 129.11

5. Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: 78.08

Table 12. Industries with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Industry)

POPULAR INDUSTRIES

1. Wholesale Trade: 10.99 %

2. Finance and Insurance: 5.29 %

3. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 3.58 %

4. Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 3.58 %

5. Information: 2.66 %

Table 13. Popular Industries
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING INDUSTRIES

1. Educational Services: 0.12 %

2. Health Care and Social Assistance: 0.05 %

3. Accommodation and Food Services: 0.01 %

4. Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting: 0.01 %

5. Utilities: 0.00 %

Table 14. Industries with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. States Information for Sales and Related Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING STATES

1. New York: $45,840

2. Connecticut: $44,550

3. District of Columbia: $43,360

4. New Jersey: $43,170

5. Massachusetts: $43,100

Table 15. States with the Highest Salaries

STATES WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Florida: 127.93

2. New Hampshire: 127.76

3. Delaware: 116.66

4. Alabama: 115.03

5. South Dakota: 112.93

Table 16. States with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the State)

POPULAR STATES

1. California: 10.50 %

2. Texas: 8.23 %

3. Florida: 6.76 %

4. New York: 6.21 %

5. Illinois: 4.34 %

Table 17. States with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING STATES

1. North Dakota: 0.03 %

2. Georgia: 0.01 %

3. Delaware: 0.00 %

4. Illinois: 0.00 %

5. Louisiana: 0.00 %

Table 18. States with the Fastest Growing Employment

U.S. Metro Areas Information for Sales and Related Occupations

HIGHEST PAYING METRO AREAS

1. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT: $59,450

2. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY: $52,620

3. San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA: $50,680

4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $49,000

5. Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA: $48,680

Table 19. Metro Areas with the Highest Salaries

METRO AREAS WITH HIGHEST CONCENTRATION

1. Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC: 164.12

2. Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI: 161.06

3. Lawrence-Methuen-Salem, MA: 144.83

4. Punta Gorda, FL: 142.71

5. Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, FL: 141.76

Table 20. Metro Areas with the Highest Concentration (Jobs Per Thousand Available in the Metro Area)

POPULAR METRO AREAS

1. New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY: 3.79 %

2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA: 2.87 %

3. Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL: 2.85 %

4. Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX: 1.97 %

5. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA: 1.85 %

Table 21. Metro Areas with Largest Employment
(Percentage of Total Employment for Occupational Group)

FASTEST GROWING METRO AREAS

1. Fargo, ND: 0.10 %

2. La Crosse, WI: 0.09 %

3. Lafayette, LA: 0.08 %

4. Altoona, PA: 0.08 %

5. Taunton-Norton-Raynham, MA: 0.08 %

Table 22. Metro Areas with the Fastest Growing Employment

Further Information for Sales and Related Occupations

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor