Sales & Office Occupations

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2021 Workforce

31.4M

Average Age

41.4

Average Salary

$47,115

Average Male Salary

$62,728

Average Female Salary

$37,917

About

Sales & Office Occupations are most often employed by the Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores industry. The average yearly wage for Sales & Office Occupations was $47,115 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Sales & Office Occupations are Norman, Oklahoma City (South) & Moore Cities PUMA, OK, Walton, Washington, Holmes & Bay Counties PUMA, FL, and Benton County PUMA, AR. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Sales & Office Occupations are Carolina Municipio (Norte) PUMA, PR, Bayamón Municipio (OEste) PUMA, PR, and Toa Alta & Vega Alta Municipios PUMA, PR.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Sales & Office Occupations workforce. Sales & Office Occupations workforce in 2021 was 31,414,360 people, of which 62.9% were women and 37.1% were men. Sales & Office Occupations are paid most in Battery Park City, Greenwich Village & Soho PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Carolina Municipio (Norte) PUMA, PR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

11,646,882

Male Workforce

± 80.5k

19,767,478

Female Workforce

± 102k

The Sales & Office Occupations workforce in 2021 was 31,414,360 people (62.9% women and 37.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −6.71% between 2014 (33,672,931) and 2021 (31,414,360).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($65,390), New Jersey ($59,153), and Connecticut ($57,944).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,115

AVERAGE WAGE

#4 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Sales & Office Occupations earned an average of $47,115, $12,480 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Sales & Office Occupations in relation to all Major Occupation Group in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.475

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Sales & Office Occupations had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.475, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Sales & Office 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 & Office Occupations compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Sales & Office Occupations and on wages for those in the field. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores is the industry that employs the most Sales & Office Occupations, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Sales & Office Occupations, by average wage, is Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals ($129,584).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

31.4M

2021 Workforce

± 122,335

−1.22%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 0.555%

This graphic shows the share of Sales & Office Occupations employed by various industries. Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores employs the largest share of Sales & Office Occupations at 36.4%, followed by General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters with 33.2% and Restaurants & Food Services with 30.3%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Sales & Office Occupations in the US. The workforce of Sales & Office Occupations in 2021 was 31,414,360 people, with 62.9% woman, and 37.1% men. The average age of male Sales & Office Occupations in the workforce is 40.8 and of female Sales & Office Occupations is 41.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Sales & Office Occupations is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Sales & Office Occupations in 2021 was 31,414,360 people, with 62.9% woman, and 37.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (3,648,816 people), 25 to 29 years (3,571,316 people), and 30 to 34 years (3,207,281 people). Among them they concentrated 33.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 16.9% of Sales & Office Occupations workers were Hispanic and 83.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79.3%), Puerto Rican (14.4)%, and Cuban (6.27)%

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Races

In 2021, 70.8% of the Sales & Office Occupations workforce were White, of which 62.3% were women and 37.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (12.4%) and Two or More Races (6.11%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Sales & Office Occupations from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Sales & Office Occupations is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Business.

Among the necessary skills for Sales & Office Occupations, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Sales & Office Occupations need more than the average amount of Negotiation.

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 & Office Occupations in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,704,668 people), Social Sciences (685,135 people), and Communications (530,236 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Sales & Office Occupations workers were Some college (9,394,073 people), High School or Equivalent (8,443,487 people), and Bachelors Degree (6,670,953 people).

The graphic shows the Sales & Office Occupations workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Sales & Office Occupations from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Sales & Office Occupations need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension.