Sales & Office Occupations

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Total Workforce

34.3M

Average Age

41

Estimated Job Growth

2.91%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$41,374

Average Male Salary

$54,076

Average Female Salary

$33,532

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Diversity

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Sales & Office Occupations are most often employed by the Grocery Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Sales & Office Occupations was $41,374 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Sales & Office Occupations by wage are Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations, Natural resources, construction, & maintenance occupations, and Military specific occupations.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Sales & Office Occupations are Norman, Oklahoma City (South) & Moore Cities PUMA, OK, Washington & Ozaukee Counties PUMA, WI, and Henderson City (West) PUMA, NV. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Sales & Office Occupations are El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX, Carr 2-Carr 100 PUMA, PR, and San Juan Municipio (Este) PUMA, PR.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Sales & Office Occupations and on wages and locations for those in the field. Grocery 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 El Paso City (Southeast) PUMA, TX.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$41,374

AVERAGE SALARY

± $217

In 2017, Sales & Office Occupations earned an average of $41,374, $10,691 less than than the average national salary of $52,065.

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.

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Wage Distribution

0.478

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Sales & Office Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.478, 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).

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Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

  1. Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY

  2. Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY

  3. Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Sales & Office Occupations.

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Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Sales & Office Occupations

  1. Bloomington & Richfield Cities PUMA, MN

  2. Between Loop TX-1604 & Loop I-410 PUMA, TX (79500US4805910)

  3. Addison & Bloomingdale (North) Townships PUMA, IL

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

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Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Sales & Office Occupations, by number of employees, are Grocery Stores, Department stores & discount stores, and Insurance carriers & related activities.

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Highest Paying

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

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Industries by Share

34.3M

2017 Workforce

± 126,035

-0.245%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.519%

The number of people employed as Sales & Office Occupations has been declining at a rate of -0.245%, from 34,417,080 people in 2016 to 34,332,755 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Sales & Office Occupations employed by various industries. Grocery Stores employs the largest share of Sales & Office Occupations at  5.65%, followed by Department stores & discount stores with 4.92% and Insurance carriers & related activities with 4.06%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Sales & Office Occupations in the US. The average age of male Sales & Office Occupations in the workforce is 40.1 and of female Sales & Office Occupations is 41.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sales & Office Occupations is White.

Gender Composition

13.1M

MALE WORKFORCE

± 84,845

21.2M

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 104,673

61.8% 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.

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Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Sales & Office Occupations

  1. White

  2. Black

  3. Asian

74.3% of Sales & Office Occupations are White, making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 12.7% of Sales & Office Occupations, Black is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Sales & Office Occupations.

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Age by Gender

40.1

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.103

41.6

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.0817

The median age of Sales & Office Occupations is 41, and Male employees are generally 1.46 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

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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 degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

  1. Business

  2. Social Sciences

  3. Education

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

  1. Business

  2. Communications

  3. Liberal Arts & Humanities

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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 Active Listening and Speaking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sales & Office Occupations need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Writing, and Reading Comprehension.

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Growth Projections

Projections on wages and job growth for Sales & Office Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Sales & Office Occupations are expected to see a growth of 2.91% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.

Job Growth

2.91%

ESTIMATED GROWTH

7.4%

NATIONAL AVERAGE

This line chart shows the 10-year projected employment growth (from 2016 to 2026) for Sales & Office Occupations. This profession is expected to grow lower than 7.4%, the average rate of national job growth.

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