Sales & related occupations

Minor Occupation Group

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2020 Workforce

14.6M

Average Age

39.8

Average Salary

$51,468

Average Male Salary

$67,899

Average Female Salary

$35,181

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 $51,468 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Sales & related occupations are Forsyth County PUMA, GA, Benton County PUMA, AR, and Walton, Washington, Holmes & Bay Counties PUMA, FL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sales & related occupations are Palm Beach County (West of Boca Raton City) PUMA, FL, Barrier Islands Region PUMA, FL, and Doral, Sweetwater Cities & Fontainebleau PUMA, FL.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Sales & related occupations workforce. Sales & related occupations workforce in 2020 was 14,588,880 people, of which 50.2% were women and 49.8% were men. Sales & related occupations are paid most in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Palm Beach County (West of Boca Raton City) PUMA, FL.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

7,262,521

Male Workforce

± 64.5k

7,326,359

Female Workforce

± 64.8k

The Sales & related occupations workforce in 2020 was 14,588,880 people (50.2% women and 49.8% men). This implies an average annual growth of 0.132% between 2014 (14,569,669) and 2020 (14,588,880).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($68,775), Connecticut ($67,508), and New Jersey ($67,506).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$51,468

AVERAGE WAGE

#7 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Sales & related occupations earned an average of $51,468, $4,486 less than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Sales & related occupations in relation to all Minor Occupation Group in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.549

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Sales & related occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.549, 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 ($175,650).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

14.6M

2020 Workforce

± 89,040

−1.76%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.874%

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 36.9%, followed by General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters with 34.6% and Restaurants & Food Services with 28.4%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sales & related occupations in the US. The workforce of Sales & related occupations in 2020 was 14,588,880 people, with 50.2% woman, and 49.8% men. The average age of male Sales & related occupations in the workforce is 41.2 and of female Sales & related occupations is 38.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sales & related occupations is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Sales & related occupations in 2020 was 14,588,880 people, with 50.2% woman, and 49.8% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (1,974,135 people), 25 to 29 years (1,695,250 people), and 30 to 34 years (1,461,165 people). Among them they concentrated 35.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 16.4% of Sales & related occupations workers were Hispanic and 83.6% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.7%), Puerto Rican (13.6)%, and Cuban (6.63)%

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Races

In 2020, 74.3% of the Sales & related occupations workforce were White, of which 48% were women and 52% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (10.9%) and Asian (5.15%).

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 2020 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 Management of Financial Resources.

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 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,495,371 people), Social Sciences (356,623 people), and Communications (270,322 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Sales & related occupations workers were Some college (4,082,599 people), High School or Equivalent (3,862,991 people), and Bachelors Degree (3,337,526 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.