Parts Salespersons

Definition

Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.

2004 employment: 239,000
Projected 2004-14 employment change: decline
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Parts salespersons

2004 employment: 239,000
2014 projected employment: 223,000
Change — numeric: -16,000; percent: -6.6%
2004 median annual earnings: $25,630; earnings group: low
2004 self-employed: 0.5%
2004 part-time employment: low
2004 unemployment: low
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 62.4%; some college: 32.2%; bachelor's degree: 5.4%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Parts salespersons
— National
U.S.:	$28,990
— by State
AL:	$26,240
AK:	$31,740
AZ:	$32,030
AR:	$24,760
CA:	$34,570
CO:	$32,320
CT:	$30,860
DE:	$27,300
DC:	$20,750
FL:	$28,290
GA:	$30,120
HI:	$27,670
ID:	$26,700
IL:	$30,750
IN:	$26,980
IA:	$28,310
KS:	$26,880
KY:	$25,960
LA:	$26,110
ME:	$26,740
MD:	$30,490
MA:	$33,090
MI:	$28,680
MN:	$30,770
MS:	$24,940
MO:	$28,600
MT:	$26,200
NE:	$27,530
NV:	$30,910
NH:	$30,170
NJ:	$33,080
NM:	$27,520
NY:	$29,980
NC:	$27,180
ND:	$25,750
OH:	$25,730
OK:	$24,050
OR:	$31,110
PA:	$27,500
RI:	$28,820
SC:	$27,050
SD:	$25,400
TN:	$26,430
TX:	$27,720
UT:	$28,050
VT:	$27,070
VA:	$28,680
WA:	$32,250
WV:	$23,160
WI:	$29,310
WY:	$24,710
GU:	$18,710
PR:	$15,530
VI:	$18,240
— by NAICS Industry Sector
23	$33,320
31-33	$34,290
42	$30,090
44-45	$28,470
48-49	$30,370
53	$25,670
54	$23,340
55	$28,490
56	$28,810
71	$24,750
81	$30,010
92	$33,680
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for parts salespersons.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Parts salespersons

Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
Employment Median weekly earnings
$ W/M ratio
Women
(emp.) (earn.) 13,000 n.a. -
Men
(emp.) (earn.) 107,000 $554
All workers
(emp.) (earn.) 120,000 $530

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Parts salespersons

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 97,580 average earnings: $31,000	$15,000	$20,000	$27,000	$36,000	$48,000
Men employment: 88,520 average earnings: $31,000	$15,000	$20,000	$28,000	$37,000	$49,000
Women employment: 9,060 average earnings: $24,000	$12,000	$16,000	$21,000	$28,000	$39,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

Occupation	Fatalities: Event or exposure
Occupation	Total	Tran.	Viol.	Cont.	Falls	Expo.	Fires
Parts salespersons	3	-	-	-	-	-	-

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section

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