Sales & Related
Parts Salespersons
SOC 41-2022
Sell and source replacement parts for vehicles and equipment.
The job
Median pay
$39k
$33k to $50k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing
+3.0% projected
Openings a year
30k
BLS projection
Typical education
No formal credential
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
39th pct
More exposed than 39% of occupations · modeled estimate · 78th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
43/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 26,990 | 1.5 | 0.8× | $44k |
| Texas | 25,500 | 1.8 | 1.0× | $35k |
| Florida | 16,200 | 1.6 | 0.9× | $37k |
| North Carolina | 11,460 | 2.3 | 1.3× | $32k |
| Ohio | 10,580 | 1.9 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Pennsylvania | 10,430 | 1.7 | 1.0× | $39k |
| Georgia | 9,760 | 2.0 | 1.1× | $37k |
| Illinois | 8,500 | 1.4 | 0.8× | $42k |
| Michigan | 7,520 | 1.7 | 1.0× | $44k |
| New York | 7,460 | 0.8 | 0.4× | $45k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 7,370 | 1.8 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Indiana | 7,080 | 2.2 | 1.3× | $38k |
| Tennessee | 6,250 | 1.9 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Washington | 6,230 | 1.8 | 1.0× | $47k |
| Alabama | 5,880 | 2.8 | 1.6× | $34k |
| Minnesota | 5,790 | 2.0 | 1.1× | $47k |
| Missouri | 5,330 | 1.8 | 1.1× | $40k |
| Wisconsin | 5,200 | 1.8 | 1.0× | $45k |
| Colorado | 4,840 | 1.7 | 1.0× | $48k |
| New Jersey | 4,810 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $46k |
| South Carolina | 4,600 | 2.0 | 1.1× | $32k |
| Maryland | 4,370 | 1.6 | 0.9× | $42k |
| Kentucky | 4,220 | 2.1 | 1.2× | $36k |
| Massachusetts | 4,080 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $45k |
| Oklahoma | 3,980 | 2.3 | 1.3× | $36k |
| Louisiana | 3,960 | 2.0 | 1.2× | $31k |
| Arizona | 3,890 | 1.2 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Oregon | 3,880 | 2.0 | 1.1× | $45k |
| Iowa | 3,810 | 2.4 | 1.4× | $47k |
| Kansas | 3,700 | 2.6 | 1.5× | $37k |
| Connecticut | 3,400 | 2.0 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Arkansas | 3,330 | 2.6 | 1.5× | $35k |
| Utah | 3,080 | 1.8 | 1.0× | $39k |
| Mississippi | 2,940 | 2.5 | 1.5× | $35k |
| Nebraska | 2,360 | 2.3 | 1.3× | $45k |
| Nevada | 2,250 | 1.5 | 0.8× | $39k |
| South Dakota | 2,100 | 4.6 | 2.6× | $45k |
| Idaho | 1,980 | 2.3 | 1.3× | $45k |
| West Virginia | 1,880 | 2.7 | 1.5× | $37k |
| Montana | 1,860 | 3.6 | 2.1× | $45k |
| Maine | 1,630 | 2.5 | 1.5× | $45k |
| North Dakota | 1,610 | 3.7 | 2.2× | $49k |
| New Hampshire | 1,500 | 2.2 | 1.3× | $46k |
| New Mexico | 1,410 | 1.6 | 0.9× | $37k |
| Delaware | 980 | 2.0 | 1.2× | $38k |
| Hawaii | 930 | 1.5 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Rhode Island | 920 | 1.8 | 1.1× | $36k |
| Vermont | 780 | 2.6 | 1.5× | $46k |
| Wyoming | 750 | 2.7 | 1.5× | $39k |
| Alaska | 710 | 2.2 | 1.3× | $46k |
| Washington DC | 413 | 0.6 | 0.3× | $47k~ |
Top metro areas
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA8,690 jobs · $42k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX7,160 jobs · $36k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX6,200 jobs · $34k median
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ6,050 jobs · $47k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA5,450 jobs · $37k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN5,270 jobs · $44k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD4,300 jobs · $41k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,910 jobs · $38k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Parts Salespersons interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.