As of May 2023, there were an estimated 1.6 million sales representatives for wholesale and manufacturing employed in the United States. This was the largest figure across the occupations considered. Sales representatives of services followed, with 1.14 million workers employed in this sector in the United States as of May 2023.
Number of employed sales people in the United States in 2023, by occupation
(in 1,000s)
Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 3, 2024). Number of employed sales people in the United States in 2023, by occupation (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/960853/number-employed-sales-people-us-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of employed sales people in the United States in 2023, by occupation (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960853/number-employed-sales-people-us-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Number of employed sales people in the United States in 2023, by occupation (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/960853/number-employed-sales-people-us-occupation/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Number of Employed Sales People in The United States in 2023, by Occupation (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/960853/number-employed-sales-people-us-occupation/
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Number of employed sales people in the United States in 2023, by occupation (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/960853/number-employed-sales-people-us-occupation/
