Sales and Related Workers, all other

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Sales and related workers, all other

2004 employment: 226,000
2014 projected employment: 267,000
Change — numeric: 42,000; percent: 18.4%
2004 median annual earnings: $31,380; earnings group: high
2004 self-employed: 9.1%
2004 part-time employment: high
2004 unemployment: low
Typical education and training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 21.2%; some college: 26.2%; bachelor's degree: 52.6%

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

Sales and related workers, all other
— National
U.S.:	$39,610
— by State
AL:	$56,310
AK:	$35,120
AZ:	$34,050
AR:	$28,810
CA:	$42,800
CO:	$39,670
CT:	$43,310
DE:	$43,950
DC:	$58,290
FL:	$35,040
GA:	$42,810
HI:	$49,800
ID:	$29,510
IL:	$34,390
IN:	$37,790
IA:	$34,780
KS:	$38,360
KY:	$34,160
LA:	$27,110
ME:	$37,970
MD:	$36,190
MA:	$47,850
MI:	$44,900
MN:	$41,690
MS:	$30,770
MO:	$39,840
MT:	$36,900
NE:	$38,520
NV:	$26,250
NH:	$36,570
NJ:	$48,090
NM:	$30,600
NY:	$42,550
NC:	$35,220
ND:	$39,300
OH:	$35,720
OK:	$32,350
OR:	$34,600
PA:	$41,270
RI:	$33,830
SC:	$32,680
TN:	$36,580
TX:	$44,560
UT:	$34,050
VT:	$26,940
VA:	$49,960
WA:	$43,700
WV:	$36,690
WI:	$41,050
WY:	$23,990
PR:	$24,620
— by NAICS Industry Sector
11	$45,930
21	$61,910
22	$48,490
23	$46,570
31-33	$40,200
42	$40,430
44-45	$32,120
48-49	$60,460
51	$42,020
52	$41,140
53	$40,840
54	$46,920
55	$36,830
56	$38,000
61	$41,000
62	$40,790
71	$32,600
72	$35,460
81	$40,590
92	$38,540
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for sales and related workers, all other.

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

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Sales and related workers, all other

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

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

Sales and related workers, all other

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 132,230 average earnings: $50,000	$16,000	$25,000	$39,000	$60,000	$90,000
Men employment: 70,990 average earnings: $50,000	$17,000	$30,000	$45,000	$70,000	$110,000
Women employment: 61,240 average earnings: $40,000	$15,000	$23,000	$34,000	$49,000	$70,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

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