Sales & related occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2022 Workforce

14.3M

Average Age

39.9

Average Salary

$58,814

Average Male Salary

$76,744

Average Female Salary

$40,620

About

Sales & related occupations are most often employed by the Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Sales & related occupations was $58,814 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Sales & related occupations are #null, NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY, and Orange County (Southwest)--San Clemente, Laguna Niguel & San Juan Capistrano Cities PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sales & related occupations are Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ, South Texas Development Council (North)--Webb County, Laredo City (Central) PUMA, TX, and Miami-Dade County (Central)--MIA, Miami Springs & Doral Cities PUMA, FL.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Sales & related occupations workforce. Sales & related occupations workforce in 2022 was 14,341,756 people, of which 49.6% were women and 50.4% were men. Sales & related occupations are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Maricopa County--Scottsdale (North), Phoenix (Far Northeast) Cities & Cave Creek PUMA, AZ.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

7,223,246

Male Workforce

± 64.4k

7,118,510

Female Workforce

± 64k

The Sales & related occupations workforce in 2022 was 14,341,756 people (49.6% women and 50.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of −2.4% between 2014 (14,694,237) and 2022 (14,341,756).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Sales & related occupations.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($81,702), New Jersey ($76,407), and Connecticut ($75,471).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$58,814

AVERAGE WAGE

#6 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Sales & related occupations earned an average of $58,814, $5,869 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Sales & related occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2022.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.55

WAGE GINI

In 2022, Sales & related occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.55, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Sales & related occupations (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Sales & related occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Sales & related occupations and on wages for those in the field. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the industry that employs the most Sales & related occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Sales & related occupations, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($197,219).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

14.3M

2022 Workforce

± 88,486

−0.966%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.878%

This graphic shows the share of Sales & related occupations employed by various industries. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employs the largest share of Sales & related occupations at 38.1%, followed by General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters with 34.3% and Restaurants & Food Services with 27.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sales & related occupations in the US. The workforce of Sales & related occupations in 2022 was 14,341,756 people, with 49.6% woman, and 50.4% men. The average age of male Sales & related occupations in the workforce is 41.3 and of female Sales & related occupations is 38.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sales & related occupations is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Sales & related occupations in 2022 was 14,341,756 people, with 49.6% woman, and 50.4% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (1,928,052 people), 25 to 29 years (1,551,685 people), and 30 to 34 years (1,426,963 people). Among them they concentrated 34.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 17.8% of Sales & related occupations workers were Hispanic and 82.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (75.5%), Puerto Rican (18.4)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (6.16)%

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Races

In 2022, 69.9% of the Sales & related occupations workforce were White, of which 47.1% were women and 52.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.6%) and Two or More Races (7.98%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Sales & related occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Sales & related occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Business.

Among the necessary skills for Sales & related occupations, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sales & related occupations need more than the average amount of Persuasion.

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 Sales & related occupations in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,495,360 people), Social Sciences (345,404 people), and Communications (277,206 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Sales & related occupations workers were High School or Equivalent (3,851,312 people), Some college (3,842,041 people), and Bachelors Degree (3,319,833 people).

The graphic shows the Sales & related occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

Chart

Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Sales & related occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sales & related occupations need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Persuasion.