Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing

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2024 Workforce

1.19M

Average Age

45.7

Average Salary

$102,966

Average Male Salary

$109,881

Average Female Salary

$85,502

About

Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing are most often employed by the Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers industry. The average yearly wage for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing was $102,966 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing are Washington & Ozaukee Counties PUMA, WI, Maricopa County--Goodyear, Glendale (West) & Litchfield Park (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ, and Waukesha County--Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Elm Grove & Butler PUMA, WI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing are Maricopa County--Goodyear, Glendale (West) & Litchfield Park (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ, Kane County (West) PUMA, IL, and Hennepin County (West)--Champlin, Rogers Cities & Lake Minnetonka PUMA, MN.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing workforce. Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing workforce in 2024 was 1,192,783 people, of which 28.4% were women and 71.6% were men.

Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing are paid most in Santa Clara County (Northwest)--Palo Alto City & Los Altos Hills Town PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Maricopa County--Goodyear, Glendale (West) & Litchfield Park (Northwest) Cities PUMA, AZ.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

854,495

Male Workforce

± 22.6k

338,288

Female Workforce

± 14.3k

The Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing workforce in 2024 was 1,192,783 people (28.4% women and 71.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −8.49% between 2014 (1,303,376) and 2024 (1,192,783).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Massachusetts ($121,478), Connecticut ($118,457), and New Jersey ($118,051).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$102,966

AVERAGE WAGE

#77 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing earned an average of $102,966, $33,089 more than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.415

WAGE GINI

In 2024, Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.415, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing and on wages for those in the field. Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers is the industry that employs the most Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($297,103).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

1.19M

2024 Workforce

± 26,710

−2.81%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.24%

This graphic shows the share of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing employed by various industries. Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers employs the largest share of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing at 35%, followed by Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 25.7% and Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers with 21.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing in the US. The workforce of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing in 2024 was 1,192,783 people, with 28.4% woman, and 71.6% men. The average age of male Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing in the workforce is 46.5 and of female Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing is 43.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing in 2024 was 1,192,783 people, with 28.4% woman, and 71.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 50 to 54 years (146,510 people), 55 to 59 years (140,617 people), and 35 to 39 years (132,473 people). Among them they concentrated 35.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 13.4% of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing workers were Hispanic and 86.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (51.5%), Puerto Rican (14.3)%, and Cuban (6.5)%

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Races

In 2024, 77.6% of the Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing workforce were White, of which 26.9% were women and 73.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (9.03%) and Black (4.56%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Agriculture.

Among the necessary skills for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, Speaking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing 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 representatives, wholesale & manufacturing in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (233,489 people), Communications (42,982 people), and Social Sciences (40,861 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing workers were Bachelors Degree (478,618 people), Some college (252,667 people), and High School or Equivalent (218,493 people).

The graphic shows the Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Persuasion, Service Orientation.