Sales & Related
Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing
SOC 41-4012
Sell products to businesses, managing accounts and chasing new ones.
The job
Median pay
$72k
$50k to $100k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-0.9% projected
Openings a year
100k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
High
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
8/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
68th pct
More exposed than 68% of occupations · modeled estimate · 88th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
40/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Active Learning
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.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 134,800 | 7.4 | 0.9× | $76k |
| Texas | 95,670 | 6.8 | 0.8× | $66k |
| Florida | 92,920 | 9.4 | 1.2× | $62k |
| New York | 61,500 | 6.3 | 0.8× | $80k |
| Ohio | 58,740 | 10.6 | 1.3× | $74k |
| Illinois | 51,310 | 8.4 | 1.1× | $74k |
| Pennsylvania | 51,270 | 8.5 | 1.1× | $66k |
| North Carolina | 49,110 | 9.9 | 1.3× | $71k |
| Georgia | 43,630 | 8.9 | 1.1× | $64k |
| Michigan | 40,960 | 9.3 | 1.2× | $73k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 37,700 | 12.8 | 1.6× | $66k |
| New Jersey | 34,360 | 8.0 | 1.0× | $79k |
| Indiana | 32,350 | 10.1 | 1.3× | $71k |
| Minnesota | 31,230 | 10.6 | 1.3× | $77k |
| Colorado | 27,530 | 9.6 | 1.2× | $79k |
| Washington | 27,340 | 7.7 | 1.0× | $80k |
| Tennessee | 23,850 | 7.3 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Massachusetts | 22,700 | 6.2 | 0.8× | $80k |
| Virginia | 22,570 | 5.5 | 0.7× | $63k |
| South Carolina | 22,010 | 9.5 | 1.2× | $64k |
| Missouri | 21,960 | 7.5 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Alabama | 20,470 | 9.7 | 1.2× | $64k |
| Arizona | 19,400 | 6.0 | 0.8× | $72k |
| Louisiana | 19,120 | 9.9 | 1.2× | $63k |
| Iowa | 16,990 | 10.9 | 1.4× | $67k |
| Kentucky | 15,550 | 7.8 | 1.0× | $64k |
| Oregon | 15,020 | 7.6 | 1.0× | $74k |
| Oklahoma | 14,220 | 8.3 | 1.1× | $62k |
| Utah | 13,900 | 8.0 | 1.0× | $62k |
| Arkansas | 12,740 | 9.8 | 1.2× | $55k |
| Kansas | 12,630 | 8.8 | 1.1× | $69k |
| Connecticut | 9,870 | 5.8 | 0.7× | $76k |
| Maryland | 9,070 | 3.3 | 0.4× | $73k |
| Nevada | 8,970 | 5.8 | 0.7× | $68k |
| Nebraska | 8,550 | 8.3 | 1.1× | $64k |
| Idaho | 7,210 | 8.4 | 1.1× | $65k |
| Mississippi | 7,000 | 6.0 | 0.8× | $59k |
| South Dakota | 5,220 | 11.4 | 1.4× | $77k |
| New Hampshire | 4,940 | 7.2 | 0.9× | $73k |
| Rhode Island | 4,870 | 9.7 | 1.2× | $82k |
| North Dakota | 4,180 | 9.7 | 1.2× | $74k |
| New Mexico | 3,660 | 4.2 | 0.5× | $61k |
| Montana | 3,510 | 6.9 | 0.9× | $62k |
| Maine | 3,320 | 5.2 | 0.7× | $64k |
| Hawaii | 3,280 | 5.2 | 0.7× | $59k |
| West Virginia | 3,220 | 4.6 | 0.6× | $64k |
| Delaware | 2,920 | 6.0 | 0.8× | $62k |
| Vermont | 1,890 | 6.2 | 0.8× | $77k |
| Wyoming | 1,480 | 5.3 | 0.7× | $73k |
| Alaska | 910 | 2.8 | 0.3× | $57k |
| Washington DC | 560 | 0.8 | 0.1× | $80k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ61,860 jobs · $81k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA54,950 jobs · $74k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN38,490 jobs · $75k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL30,740 jobs · $62k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX29,100 jobs · $65k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA27,650 jobs · $65k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX25,630 jobs · $73k median
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI21,560 jobs · $78k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing 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.