Marketing & sales managers

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2017 Workforce

963k

Average Age

42.2

Average Salary

$102,064

Average Male Salary

$119,485

Average Female Salary

$81,926

About

Marketing & sales managers are most often employed by the Computer Systems Design industry. The average yearly wage for Marketing & sales managers was $102,064 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Marketing & sales managers by wage are Computer network architects (Legacy), Computer hardware engineers, and Pharmacists.

Marketing & sales managers are part of the Management occupations, along with General & operations managers, Chief executives & legislators, Advertising & promotions managers, Marketing managers, Sales managers, and 24 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Marketing & sales managers are Lake View & Lincoln Park PUMA, IL, Upper West Side & West Side PUMA, NY, and Queen Anne & Magnolia PUMA, WA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Marketing & sales managers are Walnut Creek (West), Lafayette, Orinda Cities & Moraga Town PUMA, CA, Palatine & Barrington Townships PUMA, IL, and Scottsdale City (Southwest) & Paradise Valley Town PUMA, AZ.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Marketing & sales managers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Computer Systems Design is the industry that employs the most Marketing & sales managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Marketing & sales managers, by average wage, is Oil & gas extraction. Marketing & sales managers are paid most in Weymouth Town, Braintree Town Cities, Hingham, Hull & Cohasset Towns PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Walnut Creek (West), Lafayette, Orinda Cities & Moraga Town PUMA, CA.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$102,064

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,270

In 2017, Marketing & sales managers earned an average of $102,064, $46,540 more than than the average national salary of $55,524.

Computer network architects (Legacy) make somewhat more than Marketing & sales managers while Pharmacists make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Marketing & sales managers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.423

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Marketing & sales managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.423, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Marketing & sales managers (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 Marketing & sales managers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Marketing & sales managers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Marketing & sales managers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Marketing & sales managers, by number of employees, are Computer Systems Design, Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Advertising, public relations & related services, Construction, Insurance carriers & related activities, Restaurants & Food Services, Traveler accommodation, Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, Banking & related activities, Nondepository credit & related activities, and Real estate.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Marketing & sales managers, by average wage, are Oil & gas extraction, Pharmaceutical & medicine manufacturing, and Agricultural chemical manufacturing.

Industries by Share

963k

2017 Workforce

± 24,019

1.64%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.48%

The number of people employed as Marketing & sales managers has been growing at a rate of 1.64%, from 947,883 people in 2016 to 963,405 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Marketing & sales managers employed by various industries. Computer Systems Design employs the largest share of Marketing & sales managers at 6.37%, followed by Management, scientific & technical consulting services with 4.58% and Advertising, public relations & related services with 2.76%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Marketing & sales managers in the US. The average age of male Marketing & sales managers in the workforce is 44.1 and of female Marketing & sales managers is 40.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Marketing & sales managers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

517k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 17,614

447k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 16,387

53.6% of Marketing & sales managers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Marketing & sales managers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Marketing & sales managers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Asian (Non-Hispanic)

77.9% of Marketing & sales managers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 6.45% of Marketing & sales managers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Marketing & sales managers.

Age by Sex

44.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.414

40.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.428

The median age of Marketing & sales managers is 42.2, and Male employees are generally 4 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Marketing & sales managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Marketing & sales managers is Business but a relatively high number of Marketing & sales managers hold a major in Communications.

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 Marketing & sales managers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Marketing & sales managers need many skills, but most especially Persuasion and Monitoring. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Marketing & sales managers need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Persuasion.