This graph displays the twenty largest occupation groups in the United States as of May 2021, ranked by annual mean wage. The annual mean wage among the 7.6 million retail sales workers in the U.S. stood at 30,060 U.S. dollars in 2021.
Estimated annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United States as of May 2021
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Wage in U.S. dollars
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
43,430
Sales and Related Occupations
46,080
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
41,340
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
29,450
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
91,100
Production Occupations
43,070
Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
62,140
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
82,610
Management Occupations
123,370
Retail Sales Workers
30,060
Material Moving Workers
41,340
Healthcare Support Occupations
33,330
Food and Beverage Serving Workers
27,520
Laborers and Material Movers
33,570
Construction and Extraction Occupations
55,900
Business Operations Specialists
80,380
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners
112,160
Installation, Maintenance and Repair Occupations
53,380
Information and Record Clerks
38,670
Home Health and Personal Care Aids; and Nursing Assistants, Orderlies and Psychiatric Aides
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 31, 2022). Estimated annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United States as of May 2021 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2022, 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 2021 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184626/annual-mean-wages-for-the-largest-occupations/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Estimated annual mean wages for the largest occupations in the United States as of May 2021 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2022. 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 2021 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, 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 2021 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184626/annual-mean-wages-for-the-largest-occupations/ (last visited July 04, 2022)
