Other Sales Workers

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Total Workforce

292k

Average Age

43.3

Average Salary

$60,842

Average Male Salary

$76,200

Average Female Salary

$46,807

About

Other Sales Workers are most often employed by the General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters industry. The average yearly wage for Other Sales Workers was $60,842 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Other Sales Workers by wage are Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators, Editors, and Transportation inspectors.

Other Sales 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 Other Sales Workers are Mount Pleasant Town PUMA, SC, LA City (West Central/Westwood & West Los Angeles) PUMA, CA, and LA (Southwest/Marina del Rey & Westchester) & Culver City Cities PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Other Sales Workers are Mount Pleasant Town PUMA, SC, Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX, and Seminole County (West) PUMA, FL.

Photo by Thomas Hawk

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Other Sales Workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters 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 Beer, wine, & liquor stores . Other Sales Workers are paid most in Greenville & Mauldin Cities PUMA, SC but are relatively concentrated in Mount Pleasant Town PUMA, SC.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$60,842

AVERAGE SALARY

± $3,272

In 2018, Other Sales Workers earned an average of $60,842, $6,954 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Editors make somewhat more than Other Sales Workers while Claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, & investigators make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Other Sales Workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.509

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Other Sales Workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.509, which is higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Other Sales 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 Other Sales Workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Other Sales Workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Other Sales Workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Other Sales Workers, by number of employees, are General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters, Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, and Other health care services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Other Sales Workers, by average wage, are Data processing, hosting & related services, Beer, wine, & liquor stores , Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Software publishing, Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, and Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals.

Industries by Share

292k

2018 Workforce

± 13,263

7.45%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.08%

The number of people employed as Other Sales Workers has been growing at a rate of 7.45%, from 272,109 people in 2017 to 292,391 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Other Sales Workers employed by various industries. General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters employs the largest share of Other Sales Workers at 7.43%, followed by Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 5.26% and Other health care services with 3.85%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Other Sales Workers in the US. The average age of male Other Sales Workers in the workforce is 44.6 and of female Other Sales Workers is 42.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Other Sales Workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

140k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 9,169

153k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 9,591

52.2% of Other Sales Workers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Other Sales Workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Other Sales Workers

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

75.4% of Other Sales Workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 7.79% of Other Sales Workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Other Sales Workers.

Age by Gender

44.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.02

42.1

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.95

The median age of Other Sales Workers is 43.3, and Male employees are generally 2.46 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Other Sales Workers hold a major in Communications.