Other Sales Workers

Detailed Occupation

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    2024 Workforce
    445k
    Average Age
    40.2
    Estimated Job Growth
    3.67%
    10-year projection
    Average Salary
    $65,403
    Average Male Salary
    $82,740
    Average Female Salary
    $49,233

    About

    Other Sales Workers are most often employed by the Warehouse clubs, supercenters, & other general merchandise retailers industry. The average yearly wage for Other Sales Workers was $65,403 in 2024.

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    Employment

    Employment and salary information for the Other Sales Workers workforce. Other Sales Workers workforce in 2024 was 445,395 people, of which 51.7% were women and 48.3% were men.

    Other Sales Workers are paid most in Western Central PUMA, CT but are relatively concentrated in Ponce PUMA, PR.

    Employment Over Time

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    Grouping
    214,945
    Male Workforce
    ± 11.4k
    230,450
    Female Workforce
    ± 11.8k

    The Other Sales Workers workforce in 2024 was 445,395 people (51.7% women and 48.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 80% between 2014 (247,374) and 2024 (445,395).

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    Employment by Location

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    This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Other Sales Workers.

    During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($99,242), New Jersey ($91,097), and Connecticut ($87,430).

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    Yearly Wage Ranking

    $65,403
    AVERAGE WAGE
    #158 in the ranking (2014)
    $69,878
    NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
    For all occupations across the US

    In 2024, Other Sales Workers earned an average of $65,403, $4,474 less than the average national salary of $69,878

    The graph shows the ranking of Other Sales Workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

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    Wage Distribution

    Gender
    0.548
    WAGE GINI

    In 2024, Other Sales Workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.548, which is higher than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Other Sales Workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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    Industry

    Information on the industries that employ Other Sales Workers and on wages for those in the field. Warehouse clubs, supercenters, & other general merchandise retailers is the industry that employs the most Other Sales Workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Other Sales Workers, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($233,696).

    Occupations by Industries

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    Value
    445k
    2024 Workforce
    ± 16,361
    7.71%
    1 YEAR GROWTH
    ± 4.92%

    This graphic shows the share of Other Sales Workers employed by various industries. Warehouse clubs, supercenters, & other general merchandise retailers employs the largest share of Other Sales Workers at 54.6%, followed by Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 27.9% and Computer Systems Design with 10.7%.

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    Diversity

    Demographic information on Other Sales Workers in the US. The workforce of Other Sales Workers in 2024 was 445,395 people, with 51.7% woman, and 48.3% men. The average age of male Other Sales Workers in the workforce is 40.9 and of female Other Sales Workers is 39.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other Sales Workers is White.

    Gender and Age

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    The workforce of Other Sales Workers in 2024 was 445,395 people, with 51.7% woman, and 48.3% men.

    The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (62,796 people), 25 to 29 years (49,500  people), and 30 to 34 years (47,527 people). Among them they concentrated 35.9% of the total workforce.

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    Ethnicity

    Gender

    In 2024, 15.9% of Other Sales Workers workers were Hispanic and 84.1% non-Hispanic.

    The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (54.3%), Puerto Rican (12.1)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.02)%

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    Races

    In 2024, 68.7% of the Other Sales Workers workforce were White, of which 50.1% were women and 49.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (10.6%) and Black (10.1%).

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    Education & Skills

    Data on higher education choices for Other Sales Workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Other Sales Workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were MILITARY SCIENCE, LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL ART.

    Majors

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

    The most common majors achieved by Other Sales Workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (54,646 people), Communications (14,155 people), and Social Sciences (12,676 people).

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    Education Levels

    Metric

    The main educational levels achieved by the Other Sales Workers workers were Bachelors Degree (128,537 people), High School or Equivalent (109,342 people), and Some college (109,044 people).

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    Projections

    Projections on job growth for Sales and Related Workers, All Other from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Sales and Related Workers, All Other are expected to see a growth of 3.67% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

    Job Growth

    For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Sales and Related Workers, All Other.
    3.67%
    Estimated Job Growth
    10-year Projection
    3.07%
    National Growth
    10-year Projection

    This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Other Sales Workers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.

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