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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

53-3031 Driver/Sales Workers

Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery. Excludes “Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers” (49-9091) and “Light Truck Drivers” (53-3033).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
444,660 1.9 % $14.53 $30,230 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.68 $9.63 $12.43 $18.03 $23.54
Annual Wage (2) $18,060 $20,040 $25,860 $37,500 $48,970


Industry profile for this occupation:

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)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 220,080 2.03 $11.87 $24,690
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 79,820 8.08 $18.01 $37,460
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 16,500 5.62 $18.33 $38,120
Direct Selling Establishments 12,190 9.07 $18.37 $38,210
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 9,060 1.72 $15.71 $32,690

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vending Machine Operators 8,340 20.91 $16.95 $35,260
Direct Selling Establishments 12,190 9.07 $18.37 $38,210
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 79,820 8.08 $18.01 $37,460
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 16,500 5.62 $18.33 $38,120
Local Messengers and Local Delivery 5,300 5.54 $16.43 $34,180

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 80 0.01 $25.09 $52,190
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 120 (7) $22.67 $47,150
Facilities Support Services 80 0.05 $21.50 $44,710
Animal Food Manufacturing 40 0.06 $20.04 $41,690
Elementary and Secondary Schools 770 0.01 $19.97 $41,540


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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)
Texas 44,690 3.59 1.19 $13.53 $28,150
California 43,980 2.53 0.84 $17.24 $35,860
Ohio 30,370 5.57 1.84 $12.83 $26,680
Florida 30,130 3.43 1.13 $12.68 $26,370
New York 20,110 2.11 0.70 $15.12 $31,440




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)
Wyoming 1,680 6.14 2.03 $13.76 $28,620
Ohio 30,370 5.57 1.84 $12.83 $26,680
Colorado 12,360 4.61 1.52 $15.94 $33,150
North Carolina 19,850 4.45 1.47 $12.99 $27,020
North Dakota 1,810 4.29 1.42 $14.65 $30,470




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Connecticut 3,600 2.16 0.71 $18.64 $38,780
Oregon 7,510 3.94 1.30 $17.70 $36,810
California 43,980 2.53 0.84 $17.24 $35,860
Hawaii 2,730 4.29 1.42 $17.17 $35,710
Massachusetts 6,380 1.76 0.58 $17.16 $35,700





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-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 21,030 2.18 0.72 $15.93 $33,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 16,700 2.68 0.88 $16.61 $34,550
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 12,610 3.45 1.14 $14.49 $30,130
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 11,370 2.43 0.80 $13.99 $29,100
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 11,080 4.04 1.33 $14.09 $29,300
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 9,540 3.00 0.99 $14.76 $30,700
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 7,990 3.02 1.00 $11.89 $24,730
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 7,650 3.88 1.28 $14.40 $29,950
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,940 2.41 0.80 $14.44 $30,030
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 6,660 3.14 1.04 $14.02 $29,160




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)
Missoula, MT 700 11.50 3.80 $13.97 $29,060
Jacksonville, NC 430 9.06 2.99 $9.62 $20,000
Cheyenne, WY 410 8.86 2.93 $18.85 $39,210
Yuma, AZ 520 8.46 2.79 $14.04 $29,210
Colorado Springs, CO 2,380 8.28 2.74 $13.44 $27,950
Pueblo, CO 490 8.06 2.66 $14.45 $30,050
Beckley, WV 340 7.75 2.56 $11.37 $23,650
Fayetteville, NC 990 7.67 2.53 $10.04 $20,880
Fort Collins, CO 1,250 7.58 2.50 $13.08 $27,210
Valdosta, GA 400 7.50 2.48 $13.66 $28,410




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)
Decatur, AL 110 2.02 0.67 $21.36 $44,420
Fresno, CA 1,020 2.63 0.87 $20.80 $43,260
Staunton-Waynesboro, VA 240 4.93 1.63 $20.52 $42,690
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 220 1.56 0.51 $20.38 $42,380
Savannah, GA 500 2.80 0.93 $20.33 $42,290
Billings, MT 290 3.41 1.13 $20.26 $42,140
Gadsden, AL 100 2.84 0.94 $20.13 $41,860
Wausau, WI 270 3.79 1.25 $19.91 $41,400
Medford, OR 340 3.97 1.31 $19.85 $41,290
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 1,300 3.14 1.04 $19.83 $41,250

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)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 2,830 8.48 2.80 $11.42 $23,750
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 1,260 7.94 2.62 $11.99 $24,940
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 1,090 4.39 1.45 $11.20 $23,300
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 1,010 6.44 2.13 $13.15 $27,360
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 950 3.44 1.14 $12.97 $26,980

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)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 2,830 8.48 2.80 $11.42 $23,750
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area 710 8.28 2.74 $9.97 $20,750
Southern Ohio non-metropolitan area 1,260 7.94 2.62 $11.99 $24,940
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 1,010 6.44 2.13 $13.15 $27,360
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 440 5.99 1.98 $14.57 $30,300

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)
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 60 1.59 0.52 $19.92 $41,440
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 80 1.55 0.51 $19.83 $41,240
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $19.66 $40,890
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 130 1.83 0.60 $19.17 $39,870
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $19.04 $39,600


About May 2019 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 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020