Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2003

41-4012 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
1,421,660 0.8 % $25.23 $52,480 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.14 $15.08 $21.09 $30.24 $43.76
Annual Wage (2) $23,160 $31,360 $43,860 $62,900 $91,020

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Electronic markets and agents and brokers 168,310 $29.86 $62,100 1 26
Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 101,200 $24.53 $51,020 2 129
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 83,950 $24.63 $51,220 3 126
Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers 63,360 $25.86 $53,800 4 86
Misc. nondurable goods merchant wholesalers 48,800 $21.97 $45,700 5 186

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Employment rank Wage rank
Fiber, yarn, and thread mills 200 $37.58 $78,160 202 1
Other investment pools and funds (6) $37.20 $77,370 (6) 2
Oil and gas extraction 200 $34.68 $72,130 203 3
Power generation and supply 660 $34.18 $71,090 163 4
Converted paper product manufacturing 8,890 $33.90 $70,520 31 5

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
New York 123,520 $29.72 $61,810 1.495% 150
Georgia 50,940 $23.80 $49,500 1.345% 163
Washington 34,070 $23.83 $49,560 1.330% 222
Ohio 68,380 $25.75 $53,560 1.281% 131
Florida 90,780 $24.25 $50,440 1.262% 160

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment Wage rank within State
Connecticut 19,810 $33.56 $69,800 1.208% 88
Minnesota 31,190 $30.29 $62,990 1.200% 86
New Jersey 44,200 $30.24 $62,900 1.142% 132
New York 123,520 $29.72 $61,810 1.495% 150
Massachusetts 32,920 $28.35 $58,960 1.037% 144

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Kenosha, WI PMSA 980 $38.45 $79,980 1.893%
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 22,080 $32.71 $68,040 1.847%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA PMSA 23,280 $24.55 $51,070 1.793%
Casper, WY MSA 550 $16.49 $34,290 1.680%
Billings, MT MSA 1,130 $17.79 $37,010 1.675%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Danbury, CT PMSA 1,400 $41.84 $87,020 1.572%
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA 2,940 $40.28 $83,780 1.468%
Kenosha, WI PMSA 980 $38.45 $79,980 1.893%
Salinas, CA MSA 1,270 $36.27 $75,450 0.819%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR MSA 1,900 $35.54 $73,930 1.158%

About May 2003 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

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These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(6) Estimates not released.

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Last Modified Date: May 7, 2004