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1999 Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for Sales and Related Occupations for Orlando, FL, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Employment, Median Hourly, Mean Hourly and Mean Annual definitions are listed below.


Occupation Title Employment Median Hourly Mean Hourly Mean Annual (1)
Sales and Related Occupations 110,240 $9.24 $12.76 $26,540
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers 8,490 $12.78 $15.69 $32,640
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers 3,770 $18.43 $23.52 $48,930
Cashiers (3) 24,240 $6.86 $7.18 $14,930
Counter and Rental Clerks (3) 2,070 $8.48 $8.94 $18,590
Parts Salespersons (3) 920 $10.93 $13.89 $28,900
Retail Salespersons (3) 27,910 $7.66 $9.17 $19,080
Advertising Sales Agents (3) 700 $14.51 $19.08 $39,680
Travel Agents (3) (5) $11.90 $10.95 $22,770
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (3) 2,160 $22.62 $24.50 $50,950
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products (3) 11,430 $16.81 $19.97 $41,550
Demonstrators and Product Promoters (3) 1,540 $8.28 $9.45 $19,650
Real Estate Sales Agents (3) 5,980 $9.87 $12.56 $26,130
Sales Engineers (3) 340 $27.29 $27.66 $57,520
Telemarketers 9,170 $9.68 $10.85 $22,570
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers 550 $18.68 $18.17 $37,800

Estimates for residual, "All Other", occupations are not available.
  • (1) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
  • (2) = Hourly wage rates for occupations where workers typically work fewer than 2,080 hours per year are not available.
  • (3) = Wage rates are calculated using three years of data: 1997, 1998, and 1999.
  • (4) = Median hourly wage is equal to or greater than $70.00 per hour.
  • (5) = Estimates not released due to high relative standard error.

Information compiled from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics


Terms and definitions
  • Employment: the estimated total occupational employment (not including self-employed).
  • Median Hourly Wage: the estimated 50th percentile of the distribution of wages based on data collected from employers in all industries; 50 percent of workers in an occupation earn less than the median wage, and 50 percent earn more than the median wage.
  • Mean Hourly Wage: the estimated total hourly wages of an occupation divided by its estimated employment, i.e., the average hourly wage.
  • Mean Annual Wage: the estimated total annual wages of an occupation divided by its estimated employment, i.e., the average annual wage.

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