Sales & Office Occupations

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Total Workforce

32.4M

Average Age

41.3

Average Salary

$43,476

Average Male Salary

$58,239

Average Female Salary

$34,805

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Sales & Office Occupations are most often employed by the Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Sales & Office Occupations was $43,476 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Sales & Office Occupations by wage are Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, Military specific occupations, and Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Sales & Office Occupations are Norman, Oklahoma City (South) & Moore Cities PUMA, OK, Cedar Rapids City PUMA, IA, and Benton County PUMA, AR. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Sales & Office Occupations are San Juan Municipio (Sur) PUMA, PR, Co-op City, Pelham Bay & Schuylerville PUMA, NY, and Doral, Sweetwater Cities & Fontainebleau PUMA, FL.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Sales & Office Occupations and on wages and locations for those in the field. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the industry that employs the most Sales & Office Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Sales & Office Occupations, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals. Sales & Office Occupations are paid most in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in San Juan Municipio (Sur) PUMA, PR.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$43,476

AVERAGE SALARY

± $235

In 2018, Sales & Office Occupations earned an average of $43,476, $10,412 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations make somewhat more than Sales & Office Occupations while Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Sales & Office Occupations as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.477

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Sales & Office Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.477, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Sales & Office Occupations (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 Sales & Office Occupations.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Sales & Office Occupations

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

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Sales & Office Occupations, by number of employees, are Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Restaurants & Food Services, and General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Sales & Office Occupations, by average wage, are Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, Software publishing, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, and Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.

Industries by Share

32.4M

2018 Workforce

± 123,699

-5.6%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.561%

The number of people employed as Sales & Office Occupations has been declining at a rate of -5.6%, from 34,332,755 people in 2017 to 32,411,753 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Sales & Office Occupations employed by various industries. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employs the largest share of Sales & Office Occupations at 4.08%, followed by Restaurants & Food Services with 3.74% and General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters with 3.22%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sales & Office Occupations in the US. The average age of male Sales & Office Occupations in the workforce is 40.6 and of female Sales & Office Occupations is 41.7, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sales & Office Occupations is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

12M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 81,541

20.4M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 103,087

63% of Sales & Office Occupations are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Sales & Office Occupations.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Sales & Office Occupations

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

63.6% of Sales & Office Occupations are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12% of Sales & Office Occupations, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Sales & Office Occupations.

Age by Gender

40.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.107

41.7

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.0837

The median age of Sales & Office Occupations is 41.3, and Male employees are generally 1.06 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Sales & Office Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sales & Office Occupations need many skills, but most especially Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sales & Office Occupations need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Management of Financial Resources, and Service Orientation.

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