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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

41-3011 Advertising Sales Agents

Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.


National estimates for Advertising Sales Agents
Industry profile for Advertising Sales Agents
Geographic profile for Advertising Sales Agents

National estimates for Advertising Sales Agents:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Advertising Sales Agents:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
110,040 1.9 % $ 32.71 $ 68,040 1.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Advertising Sales Agents:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 12.83 $ 17.65 $ 26.41 $ 39.43 $ 59.63
Annual Wage (2) $ 26,700 $ 36,720 $ 54,940 $ 82,020 $ 124,030


Industry profile for Advertising Sales Agents:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Advertising Sales Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 45,540 10.03 $ 35.09 $ 72,990
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 23,660 8.64 $ 27.26 $ 56,700
Radio and Television Broadcasting 20,510 10.10 $ 31.33 $ 65,160
Other Information Services 7,330 2.11 $ 34.92 $ 72,640
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services 2,170 0.14 $ 31.99 $ 66,540

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Advertising Sales Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Radio and Television Broadcasting 20,510 10.10 $ 31.33 $ 65,160
Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services 45,540 10.03 $ 35.09 $ 72,990
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers 23,660 8.64 $ 27.26 $ 56,700
Other Information Services 7,330 2.11 $ 34.92 $ 72,640
Cable and Other Subscription Programming 650 1.29 $ 42.83 $ 89,090

Top paying industries for Advertising Sales Agents:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Management of Companies and Enterprises 1,240 0.05 $ 54.26 $ 112,860
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 910 0.13 $ 46.06 $ 95,790
Cable and Other Subscription Programming 650 1.29 $ 42.83 $ 89,090
Motion Picture and Video Industries 700 0.21 $ 41.19 $ 85,670
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) 60 0.02 $ 40.40 $ 84,030


Geographic profile for Advertising Sales Agents:

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





States with the highest employment level in Advertising Sales Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 18,600 2.14 2.71 $ 43.18 $ 89,820
California 10,230 0.62 0.79 $ 36.32 $ 75,540
Texas 8,040 0.66 0.84 $ 39.00 $ 81,120
Illinois 6,540 1.16 1.47 $ 34.24 $ 71,210
Florida 5,800 0.69 0.87 $ 27.22 $ 56,610




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Advertising Sales Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 18,600 2.14 2.71 $ 43.18 $ 89,820
District of Columbia 940 1.37 1.73 $ 39.13 $ 81,390
South Dakota 500 1.22 1.55 $ 22.99 $ 47,810
Illinois 6,540 1.16 1.47 $ 34.24 $ 71,210
Washington 3,620 1.13 1.43 $ 33.08 $ 68,820




Top paying states for Advertising Sales Agents:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 18,600 2.14 2.71 $ 43.18 $ 89,820
New Jersey 1,710 0.45 0.57 $ 40.46 $ 84,160
District of Columbia 940 1.37 1.73 $ 39.13 $ 81,390
Texas 8,040 0.66 0.84 $ 39.00 $ 81,120
Maryland 990 0.39 0.50 $ 37.08 $ 77,130





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Advertising Sales Agents:

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 18,060 2.04 2.58 $ 44.41 $ 92,370
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 5,620 1.29 1.63 $ 35.23 $ 73,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 4,170 0.72 0.90 $ 33.88 $ 70,470
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,920 1.49 1.88 $ 34.66 $ 72,090
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 2,760 0.77 0.97 (8) (8)
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,510 0.95 1.20 $ 29.40 $ 61,150
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,310 0.92 1.16 $ 29.95 $ 62,290
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 2,000 1.13 1.42 $ 26.11 $ 54,310
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,980 0.67 0.84 (8) (8)
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,970 0.65 0.83 $ 35.53 $ 73,910




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Advertising Sales Agents:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chattanooga, TN-GA 590 2.43 3.08 $ 27.67 $ 57,560
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 18,060 2.04 2.58 $ 44.41 $ 92,370
Peoria, IL 280 1.79 2.27 $ 22.68 $ 47,180
Cedar Rapids, IA 240 1.72 2.18 $ 16.29 $ 33,880
Lincoln, NE 260 1.50 1.90 $ 24.39 $ 50,730
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,920 1.49 1.88 $ 34.66 $ 72,090
Sioux Falls, SD 220 1.44 1.82 $ 23.87 $ 49,640
Fargo, ND-MN 190 1.44 1.82 $ 32.58 $ 67,770
Birmingham-Hoover, AL 720 1.44 1.82 $ 25.18 $ 52,380
Rapid City, SD 90 1.43 1.81 $ 26.50 $ 55,110




Top paying metropolitan areas for Advertising Sales Agents:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,270 0.55 0.69 $ 54.25 $ 112,850
Winston-Salem, NC 90 0.35 0.44 $ 50.45 $ 104,930
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 18,060 2.04 2.58 $ 44.41 $ 92,370
Trenton, NJ 160 0.71 0.90 $ 44.09 $ 91,700
Spartanburg, SC (8) (8) (8) $ 41.39 $ 86,090
Carbondale-Marion, IL (8) (8) (8) $ 40.41 $ 84,050
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 640 0.50 0.63 $ 38.98 $ 81,090
Cleveland-Elyria, OH 650 0.67 0.84 $ 38.13 $ 79,310
Barnstable Town, MA 70 0.71 0.90 $ 37.86 $ 78,750
Fresno, CA 230 0.60 0.76 $ 37.74 $ 78,500

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Advertising Sales Agents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 220 0.59 0.75 $ 19.16 $ 39,840
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 220 1.18 1.49 $ 22.63 $ 47,080
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 190 1.42 1.79 $ 17.81 $ 37,040
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 180 1.68 2.12 $ 25.63 $ 53,310
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 160 0.67 0.84 $ 16.87 $ 35,090

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Advertising Sales Agents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 180 1.68 2.12 $ 25.63 $ 53,310
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 100 1.63 2.07 $ 30.88 $ 64,220
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 190 1.42 1.79 $ 17.81 $ 37,040
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area 220 1.18 1.49 $ 22.63 $ 47,080
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 70 1.15 1.46 $ 17.14 $ 35,650

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Advertising Sales Agents:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 110 0.92 1.17 $ 35.55 $ 73,940
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area 70 0.35 0.45 $ 32.50 $ 67,600
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 100 1.63 2.07 $ 30.88 $ 64,220
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $ 29.82 $ 62,030
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 110 0.58 0.74 $ 28.74 $ 59,770


About May 2020 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021