Telemarketers

Definition

Solicit orders for goods and services over the telephone.

2004 employment: 415,000
Projected 2004-14 employment change: decline
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Short-term on-the-job training

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Telemarketers

2004 employment: 415,000
2014 projected employment: 373,000
Change — numeric: -42,000; percent: -10.0%
2004 median annual earnings: $20,420; earnings group: low
2004 self-employed: 0.6%
2004 part-time employment: very high
2004 unemployment: very high
Typical education and training: Short-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 51.6%; some college: 32.5%; bachelor's degree: 15.9%

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

Telemarketers
— National
U.S.:	$23,500
— by State
AL:	$19,750
AK:	$21,960
AZ:	$20,580
AR:	$20,330
CA:	$26,550
CO:	$23,330
CT:	$26,970
DE:	$38,120
DC:	$25,810
FL:	$22,520
GA:	$23,440
ID:	$24,950
IL:	$24,370
IN:	$22,090
IA:	$19,690
KS:	$21,980
KY:	$20,900
LA:	$27,330
ME:	$26,260
MD:	$28,110
MA:	$31,410
MI:	$21,080
MN:	$23,650
MS:	$20,850
MO:	$22,750
MT:	n.a.
NE:	$19,950
NV:	$21,720
NH:	$27,760
NJ:	$29,720
NM:	$22,950
NY:	$26,150
NC:	$22,360
ND:	$18,930
OH:	$21,100
OK:	$17,110
OR:	$20,980
PA:	$25,560
RI:	$23,430
SC:	$20,090
SD:	$19,580
TN:	$19,960
TX:	$22,270
UT:	$18,450
VT:	$25,190
VA:	$24,020
WA:	$26,100
WV:	$25,390
WI:	$22,550
PR:	$13,880
— by NAICS Industry Sector
22	$33,370
23	$23,790
31-33	$27,210
42	$28,840
44-45	$23,950
48-49	$23,760
51	$29,480
52	$26,440
53	$22,260
54	$24,270
56	$20,750
61	$24,830
62	$22,580
71	$22,000
72	$23,110
81	$22,340
92	$32,250
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for telemarketers.

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

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Telemarketers

Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
Employment Median weekly earnings
$ W/M ratio
Women
(emp.) (earn.) 61,000 $355 -
Men
(emp.) (earn.) 32,000 n.a.
All workers
(emp.) (earn.) 93,000 $380

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

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

Telemarketers

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 70,840 average earnings: $27,000	$10,000	$14,000	$20,000	$30,000	$45,000
Men employment: 27,510 average earnings: $27,000	$12,000	$16,000	$24,000	$36,000	$57,000
Women employment: 43,320 average earnings: $23,000	$10,000	$13,000	$19,000	$26,000	$38,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

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