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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 Driver/Sales Workers
Industry profile for Driver/Sales Workers
Geographic profile for Driver/Sales Workers

National estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
420,890 2.2 % $ 15.32 $ 31,870 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Driver/Sales Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 8.94 $ 10.01 $ 13.44 $ 19.10 $ 24.48
Annual Wage (2) $ 18,600 $ 20,830 $ 27,960 $ 39,730 $ 50,910


Industry profile for Driver/Sales Workers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Driver/Sales Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 207,150 2.30 $ 12.47 $ 25,940
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 72,830 7.69 $ 19.54 $ 40,640
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 15,210 5.97 $ 19.49 $ 40,530
Direct Selling Establishments 11,750 8.96 $ 18.97 $ 39,450
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers 9,580 1.94 $ 17.12 $ 35,610

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Driver/Sales Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vending Machine Operators 7,380 21.84 $ 17.13 $ 35,620
Direct Selling Establishments 11,750 8.96 $ 18.97 $ 39,450
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) 72,830 7.69 $ 19.54 $ 40,640
Drycleaning and Laundry Services 15,210 5.97 $ 19.49 $ 40,530
Local Messengers and Local Delivery 7,010 5.34 $ 16.93 $ 35,210

Top paying industries for Driver/Sales Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 50 0.01 $ 24.24 $ 50,410
Building Finishing Contractors 70 0.01 $ 23.46 $ 48,810
Natural Gas Distribution 40 0.03 $ 23.29 $ 48,440
Freight Transportation Arrangement (8) (8) $ 21.73 $ 45,210
Facilities Support Services 90 0.06 $ 21.49 $ 44,700


Geographic profile for Driver/Sales Workers:

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





States with the highest employment level in Driver/Sales Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 45,650 3.77 1.25 $ 15.24 $ 31,700
California 41,910 2.55 0.84 $ 18.34 $ 38,140
Ohio 30,780 5.99 1.98 $ 12.98 $ 27,000
Florida 28,490 3.38 1.12 $ 13.68 $ 28,440
North Carolina 18,820 4.39 1.45 $ 12.61 $ 26,230




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Driver/Sales Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ohio 30,780 5.99 1.98 $ 12.98 $ 27,000
Wyoming 1,440 5.49 1.81 $ 14.05 $ 29,230
Colorado 12,330 4.78 1.58 $ 15.24 $ 31,700
North Carolina 18,820 4.39 1.45 $ 12.61 $ 26,230
North Dakota 1,670 4.17 1.38 $ 15.06 $ 31,320




Top paying states for Driver/Sales Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oregon 6,060 3.35 1.11 $ 18.88 $ 39,260
Hawaii 2,020 3.52 1.16 $ 18.57 $ 38,630
Massachusetts 5,070 1.51 0.50 $ 18.53 $ 38,550
Washington 7,600 2.38 0.79 $ 18.39 $ 38,250
California 41,910 2.55 0.84 $ 18.34 $ 38,140





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Driver/Sales Workers:

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 15,980 1.81 0.60 $ 17.46 $ 36,320
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 15,840 2.72 0.90 $ 17.91 $ 37,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 14,210 3.96 1.31 $ 16.67 $ 34,670
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 11,420 2.62 0.87 $ 15.93 $ 33,130
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 11,090 3.73 1.23 $ 14.42 $ 29,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 10,990 3.64 1.20 $ 15.86 $ 32,990
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 10,260 3.90 1.29 $ 14.11 $ 29,350
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 6,780 2.71 0.89 $ 12.82 $ 26,660
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 6,220 6.05 2.00 $ 13.54 $ 28,160
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 5,730 2.72 0.90 $ 14.88 $ 30,940




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Driver/Sales Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Jacksonville, NC 520 11.51 3.80 $ 10.45 $ 21,740
Missoula, MT 640 10.78 3.56 $ 15.72 $ 32,690
Colorado Springs, CO 2,990 10.76 3.56 $ 13.63 $ 28,360
Sebring, FL 230 9.41 3.11 $ 10.69 $ 22,230
Texarkana, TX-AR 480 8.86 2.93 $ 13.92 $ 28,960
Valdosta, GA 460 8.82 2.91 $ 13.91 $ 28,940
Dayton, OH 2,950 8.24 2.72 $ 11.86 $ 24,680
Victoria, TX 300 8.18 2.70 $ 12.44 $ 25,880
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 1,100 8.15 2.69 $ 11.22 $ 23,340
Columbia, MO 700 7.97 2.63 $ 10.94 $ 22,760




Top paying metropolitan areas for Driver/Sales Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Gadsden, AL 70 2.13 0.70 $ 22.34 $ 46,460
Cumberland, MD-WV 60 1.85 0.61 $ 22.01 $ 45,780
Medford, OR 320 3.77 1.25 $ 21.78 $ 45,310
Albany, OR 40 0.89 0.29 $ 21.39 $ 44,480
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,630 1.88 0.62 $ 21.10 $ 43,880
Kennewick-Richland, WA 330 2.92 0.96 $ 21.05 $ 43,790
Baton Rouge, LA 1,740 4.69 1.55 $ 20.90 $ 43,470
Modesto, CA 340 1.87 0.62 $ 20.84 $ 43,350
Olympia-Tumwater, WA (8) (8) (8) $ 20.74 $ 43,140
Fresno, CA 1,300 3.45 1.14 $ 20.66 $ 42,980

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Driver/Sales Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 2,850 9.15 3.02 $ 12.24 $ 25,460
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,170 4.35 1.44 $ 13.49 $ 28,060
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 1,100 4.59 1.52 $ 11.39 $ 23,690
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,080 7.21 2.38 $ 11.94 $ 24,840
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 940 2.48 0.82 $ 12.68 $ 26,360

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Driver/Sales Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 2,850 9.15 3.02 $ 12.24 $ 25,460
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,080 7.21 2.38 $ 11.94 $ 24,840
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 860 6.76 2.24 $ 12.00 $ 24,960
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 840 6.02 1.99 $ 14.21 $ 29,560
North Florida nonmetropolitan area 640 5.41 1.79 $ 13.94 $ 29,000

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Driver/Sales Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 530 4.33 1.43 $ 21.16 $ 44,020
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 70 0.74 0.25 $ 20.61 $ 42,870
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 40 0.65 0.22 $ 20.56 $ 42,770
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 340 2.96 0.98 $ 20.51 $ 42,660
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area 130 1.84 0.61 $ 20.42 $ 42,470


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