Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing

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Total Workforce

1.31M

Average Age

45.1

Average Salary

$82,662

Average Male Salary

$89,452

Average Female Salary

$65,854

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 $82,662 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing by wage are Advertising & promotions managers, Detectives & criminal investigators, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.

Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing 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 Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing are South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX, Minneapolis City (Southwest) PUMA, MN, and Miami City (East) & Key Biscayne Village PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing are South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX, Houston City (Far Northeast) PUMA, TX, and Miami City (East) & Key Biscayne Village PUMA, FL.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing and on wages and locations 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 Software publishing. Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing are paid most in Strafford, Rockingham (Northern) & Carroll (Southeastern) Counties PUMA, NH but are relatively concentrated in South of I-10 & Inside Loop I-610 PUMA, TX.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$82,662

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,646

In 2018, Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing earned an average of $82,662, $28,773 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists make somewhat more than Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing while Advertising & promotions managers make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.414

WAGE GINI

In 2018, Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.414, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. 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).

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 representatives, wholesale & manufacturing.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing

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

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, by number of employees, are Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers, Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers , and Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, by average wage, are Software publishing, Software publishing, Motion pictures & video industries, Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing, Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing, and Pulp, paper, & paperboard mills .

Industries by Share

1.31M

2018 Workforce

± 27,982

-0.612%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 3.03%

The number of people employed as Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing has been declining at a rate of -0.612%, from 1,318,508 people in 2017 to 1,310,439 people in 2018.

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 7.68%, followed by Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 6.81% and Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers with 5.12%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing in the US. The average age of male Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing in the workforce is 46 and of female Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing is 43, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

933k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 23,645

377k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 15,057

71.2% of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing

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

78.8% of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.02% of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing.

Age by Gender

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.346

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.513

The median age of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing is 45.1, and Male employees are generally 2.97 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing hold a major in Agriculture.

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 representatives, wholesale & manufacturing from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing need many skills, but most especially Speaking, Persuasion, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Negotiation, and Persuasion.