DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

41-4011 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Occupational Description:
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education. Excludes ?Sales Engineers? (41-9031).

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,920366$42.20/hr$2.19/hr$18.75/hr$26.45/hr$35.38/hr$51.40/hr$74.20/hr
Minnesota 5,830408$41.61/hr$1.87/hr$19.00/hr$26.38/hr$35.24/hr$50.30/hr$72.11/hr
U S 306,9806,754$45.61/hr$0.36/hr$20.15/hr$27.99/hr$39.74/hr$57.67/hr$77.79/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Trade, Transportation and Utilities2,070$29.19/hr
Professional and Business Services1,480$43.79/hr
Manufacturing800$38.99/hr
Information570$34.91/hr
Other Regional Data For Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4,920 $35.38/hr 13.1%
Northwest Minnesota 210 $32.13/hr 3.8%
Central Minnesota 190 $28.79/hr 7.6%
Southwest Minnesota 60 $29.24/hr -2.4%
Northeast Minnesota 10 $29.80/hr 2.3%
Southeast Minnesota N/A $38.03/hr -1.5%
Related Occupations
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OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Retail Salespersons53,230$12.81/hr-0.6%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products23,080$35.20/hr4.9%
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents7,530$45.23/hr5.2%
Driver/Sales Workers7,310$12.24/hr11.0%
Insurance Sales Agents5,560$30.30/hr7.3%
Public Relations Specialists4,580$30.25/hr5.9%
Parts Salespersons2,250$15.79/hr1.5%
Real Estate Sales Agents2,110$19.04/hr3.1%
Advertising Sales Agents1,640$25.29/hr-8.2%
Demonstrators and Product Promoters160$15.44/hr-1.9%
Farm and Home Management AdvisorsN/AN/AN/A
Tasks for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products