Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers

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2020 Workforce

78.4k

Average Age

43.5

Estimated Job Growth

−20%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$30,082

Average Male Salary

$34,839

Average Female Salary

$26,339

About

Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers are most often employed by the Other direct selling establishments industry. The average yearly wage for Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers was $30,082 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers by wage are Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers, Textile machine setters, operators, and tenders, and Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders.

Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers are part of the Sales & related occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers, Firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers, Cashiers, Counter & rental clerks, Parts salespersons, and 13 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers are Elmhurst & South Corona PUMA, NY, LA City (South Central/Westmont) PUMA, CA, and Roy, North Ogden, Ogden (Northwest) & West Haven Cities PUMA, UT. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers are Tucson City (Northeast) PUMA, AZ, Elmhurst & South Corona PUMA, NY, and Northwest Lower Peninsula (East) PUMA, MI.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Other direct selling establishments is the industry that employs the most Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers, by average wage, is Car Dealers. Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers are paid most in Brownsville & Ocean Hill PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Tucson City (Northeast) PUMA, AZ.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$30,082

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,923

In 2020, Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers earned an average of $30,082, $25,872 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Miscellaneous vehicle & mobile equipment mechanics, installers, & repairers make somewhat more than Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers while Packaging & filling machine operators & tenders make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.568

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.568, which is higher than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers, by number of employees, are Other direct selling establishments, Newspaper publishers, Vending machine operators, Restaurants & Food Services, Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers, Book stores & news dealers, Car Dealers, Construction, Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers, and Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers, by average wage, are Car Dealers, Clothing stores, and Wired telecommunications carriers.

Industries by Share

78.4k

2020 Workforce

± 6,871

−9.98%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 13.4%

The number of people employed as Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers has been declining at a rate of −9.98%, from 87,062 people in 2019 to 78,373 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers employed by various industries. Other direct selling establishments employs the largest share of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers at 61.1%, followed by Newspaper publishers with 19.5% and Vending machine operators with 2.78%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers in the US. The average age of male Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers in the workforce is 44.1 and of female Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers is 43.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

34.5k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,561

43.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 5,141

56% of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

65% of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.1% of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers.

Age by Sex

44.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.17

43.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.69

The median age of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers is 43.5, and Male employees are generally 1.01 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers is Business but a relatively high number of Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers hold a major in Theology.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers need many skills, but most especially Persuasion, Speaking, and Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Doortodoor sales workers, news & street vendors, & related workers need more than the average amount of Persuasion, Negotiation, and Service Orientation.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers are expected to see a growth of −20% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers.

−20%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.