Sales & related occupations

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2021 Workforce

14.4M

Average Age

Average Salary

$54,557

Average Male Salary

$71,585

Average Female Salary

$37,422

About

Sales & related occupations are most often employed by the Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Sales & related occupations was $54,557 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Sales & related occupations are Forsyth County PUMA, GA, Walton, Washington, Holmes & Bay Counties PUMA, FL, and Benton County PUMA, AR. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sales & related occupations are Doral, Sweetwater Cities & Fontainebleau PUMA, FL, Aventura City & Surfside Town PUMA, FL, and Webb CountyLaredo City (Central) PUMA, TX.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Sales & related occupations workforce. Sales & related occupations workforce in 2021 was 14,365,926 people, of which 49.8% were women and 50.2% were men. Sales & related occupations are paid most in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Doral, Sweetwater Cities & Fontainebleau PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

7,205,269

Male Workforce

± 64.3k

7,160,657

Female Workforce

± 64.1k

The Sales & related occupations workforce in 2021 was 14,365,926 people (49.8% women and 50.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of −1.4% between 2014 (14,569,669) and 2021 (14,365,926).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Sales & related occupations.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($77,091), New Jersey ($71,171), and Connecticut ($70,440).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$54,557

AVERAGE WAGE

#6 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Sales & related occupations earned an average of $54,557, $5,039 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Sales & related occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.549

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Sales & related occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.549, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Sales & related occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Sales & related occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Sales & related occupations and on wages for those in the field. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the industry that employs the most Sales & related occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Sales & related occupations, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($185,497).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

14.4M

2021 Workforce

± 88,482

−1.53%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.881%

This graphic shows the share of Sales & related occupations employed by various industries. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employs the largest share of Sales & related occupations at 37.6%, followed by General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters with 34.5% and Restaurants & Food Services with 27.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sales & related occupations in the US. The workforce of Sales & related occupations in 2021 was 14,365,926 people, with 49.8% woman, and 50.2% men. The average age of male Sales & related occupations in the workforce is 41.4 and of female Sales & related occupations is 38.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sales & related occupations is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Sales & related occupations in 2021 was 14,365,926 people, with 49.8% woman, and 50.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (1,893,507 people), 25 to 29 years (1,597,124 people), and 30 to 34 years (1,436,449 people). Among them they concentrated 34.3% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 16.7% of Sales & related occupations workers were Hispanic and 83.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.8%), Puerto Rican (13.6)%, and Cuban (6.61)%

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Races

In 2021, 72.4% of the Sales & related occupations workforce were White, of which 47.5% were women and 52.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.7%) and Two or More Races (6.04%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Sales & related occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Sales & related occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Business.

Among the necessary skills for Sales & related occupations, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sales & related occupations need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Sales & related occupations in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,490,437 people), Social Sciences (349,846 people), and Communications (271,852 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Sales & related occupations workers were Some college (3,930,282 people), High School or Equivalent (3,816,580 people), and Bachelors Degree (3,316,139 people).

The graphic shows the Sales & related occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Sales & related occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sales & related occupations need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Persuasion.