This graph displays the twenty largest occupation groups in the United States as of May 2019, ranked by annual mean wage. The annual mean wage among the 8.6 million retail sales workers in the U.S. stood at 27,600 U.S. dollars in 2019.
Estimated annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United States as of May 2019
(in U.S. dollars)
Wage in U.S. dollars
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
41,040
Sales and Related Occupations
43,060
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
26,670
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
37,920
Production Occupations
40,140
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
57,710
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
83,640
Retail Sales Workers
27,600
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
78,130
Management Occupations
122,480
Food and Beverage Serving Workers
24,990
Material Moving Workers
31,790
Healthcare Support Occupations
31,010
Construction and Extraction Occupations
52,580
Laborers and Material Movers
30,570
Information and Record Clerks
36,580
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations
50,130
Healthcare Diagnosing or Testing Practitioners
102,470
Business Operations Specialists
75,530
Home Health and Personal Care Aides, Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, and Psychiatric Aides
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2020). Estimated annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United States as of May 2019 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 14, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184626/annual-mean-wages-for-the-largest-occupations/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Estimated annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United States as of May 2019 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184626/annual-mean-wages-for-the-largest-occupations/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2020). Estimated annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United States as of May 2019 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 14, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184626/annual-mean-wages-for-the-largest-occupations/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Estimated Annual Mean Wages for The Largest Occupations in The United States as of May 2019 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184626/annual-mean-wages-for-the-largest-occupations/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Estimated annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United States as of May 2019 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184626/annual-mean-wages-for-the-largest-occupations/ (last visited July 14, 2020)
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