Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

41-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic 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)
1,197,390 0.4 % $19.53 $40,630 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.20 $13.71 $17.54 $22.58 $29.52
Annual Wage (2) $23,300 $28,510 $36,480 $46,970 $61,400


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other General Merchandise Stores 148,260 9.67 $16.26 $33,820
Grocery Stores 133,910 5.42 $19.35 $40,250
Clothing Stores 115,600 10.39 $19.76 $41,110
Building Material and Supplies Dealers 92,240 9.01 $20.09 $41,800
Department Stores 91,290 5.92 $17.03 $35,420

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Shoe Stores 25,340 13.61 $18.24 $37,950
Clothing Stores 115,600 10.39 $19.76 $41,110
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores 14,380 10.34 $18.99 $39,490
Gasoline Stations 81,140 9.86 $16.53 $34,380
Book, Periodical, and Music Stores 12,970 9.72 $17.63 $36,680

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 280 0.03 $45.95 $95,570
Automobile Dealers 39,480 3.79 $34.45 $71,670
Other Financial Investment Activities (8) (8) $33.79 $70,280
Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers 100 0.09 $31.73 $65,990
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 840 0.14 $30.19 $62,800


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 118,960 8.47 0.91 $20.85 $43,360
Texas 103,340 10.03 1.07 $19.53 $40,620
Florida 79,290 11.09 1.19 $20.41 $42,450
New York 56,170 6.67 0.71 $22.43 $46,650
Illinois 45,920 8.24 0.88 $19.40 $40,350




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alabama 25,380 14.02 1.50 $17.55 $36,510
New Hampshire 8,170 13.47 1.44 $19.69 $40,960
Mississippi 14,130 13.17 1.41 $17.62 $36,650
North Carolina 45,280 11.87 1.27 $18.51 $38,510
Kentucky 20,480 11.82 1.27 $16.41 $34,140




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New Jersey 31,140 8.26 0.88 $22.84 $47,510
Rhode Island 3,740 8.30 0.89 $22.62 $47,060
New York 56,170 6.67 0.71 $22.43 $46,650
Hawaii 6,560 11.36 1.22 $21.88 $45,520
Connecticut 15,920 9.90 1.06 $21.54 $44,790





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 30,650 6.05 0.65 $23.87 $49,650
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 29,770 7.79 0.83 $21.64 $45,020
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 27,520 7.68 0.82 $20.56 $42,770
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 23,670 9.28 0.99 $20.04 $41,690
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 20,090 9.02 0.97 $19.34 $40,230
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 18,950 11.16 1.20 $19.48 $40,520
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 18,540 9.07 0.97 $20.33 $42,290
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 16,940 7.33 0.79 $21.51 $44,740
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 14,290 8.35 0.89 $19.26 $40,060
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 12,380 10.84 1.16 $21.05 $43,780




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Punta Gorda, FL 780 19.99 2.14 $19.27 $40,080
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 810 19.95 2.14 $16.83 $35,000
Danbury, CT 1,160 17.61 1.89 $21.73 $45,200
Hattiesburg, MS 980 17.58 1.88 $20.13 $41,870
Jacksonville, NC 770 17.25 1.85 $19.23 $40,010
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 1,890 17.22 1.84 $16.62 $34,560
Hot Springs, AR 590 17.07 1.83 $16.45 $34,220
Anniston-Oxford, AL 770 16.98 1.82 $16.04 $33,350
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 760 16.90 1.81 $20.58 $42,800
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 940 16.53 1.77 $19.81 $41,190




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Longview, TX 1,050 11.08 1.19 $24.88 $51,740
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 11,500 6.34 0.68 $24.39 $50,720
Newark-Union, NJ-PA Metropolitan Division 7,130 7.52 0.81 $23.91 $49,730
Nassau-Suffolk, NY Metropolitan Division 9,680 8.00 0.86 $23.90 $49,700
New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 30,650 6.05 0.65 $23.87 $49,650
Lowell-Billerica-Chelmsford, MA-NH NECTA Division 690 6.04 0.65 $23.69 $49,280
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 4,270 10.42 1.12 $23.52 $48,920
Edison-New Brunswick, NJ Metropolitan Division 8,190 8.54 0.91 $23.40 $48,680
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY 2,180 8.94 0.96 $23.34 $48,540
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 2,300 9.03 0.97 $23.09 $48,040

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 3,670 9.63 1.03 $17.07 $35,500
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 3,580 12.26 1.31 $16.93 $35,220
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area 3,250 11.72 1.26 $17.51 $36,430
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 3,150 11.41 1.22 $16.61 $34,550
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 3,010 12.44 1.33 $17.79 $37,000

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 770 22.60 2.42 $17.36 $36,110
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 2,430 19.43 2.08 $17.94 $37,310
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,280 17.76 1.90 $15.15 $31,520
Southwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 210 16.97 1.82 $20.16 $41,920
Garrett County, Maryland nonmetropolitan area 170 15.77 1.69 $16.99 $35,330

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 130 9.17 0.98 $25.96 $54,000
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area 890 8.73 0.94 $24.81 $51,600
North Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area 550 7.60 0.81 $23.49 $48,860
Northwestern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 330 9.43 1.01 $21.82 $45,390
Eastern Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 290 11.41 1.22 $21.81 $45,370


About May 2011 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012