Sales and Related Occupations in Colorado, May 2024
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. BLS sorts every occupation into one of 22 major groups; this is the Sales and Related Occupations group in Colorado. These are estimates of jobs and wages, not job openings.
The group’s own figures in Colorado
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Occupation group code | 41-0000 |
| Employment | 305,140 |
| Jobs per 1,000 | 105.54 |
| Location quotient | 1.22 |
| Mean annual wage | $64,490 |
| Median annual wage | $46,400 |
| Mean hourly wage | $31.01 |
| Median hourly wage | $22.31 |
| 10th percentile annual wage | $32,000 |
| 25th percentile annual wage | $36,280 |
| 75th percentile annual wage | $75,570 |
| 90th percentile annual wage | $123,420 |
Detailed occupations in this group in Colorado
Every detailed occupation BLS publishes for this group in Colorado, sorted by employment. Rows where BLS publishes no employment estimate (**) come last. Click a column heading to sort. A cell that reads “not published annually” or “not published hourly” means BLS publishes that row on the other basis only. A cell showing * or # is BLS’s own footnote symbol, explained below the table. Each row is that occupation’s own BLS record for Colorado.
| Occupation | Employment | Median annual wage | Mean annual wage | 10th percentile annual wage | 90th percentile annual wage | Median hourly wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Salespersons | 74,640 | $36,960 | $41,550 | $30,940 | $50,560 | $17.77 |
| Cashiers | 55,700 | $35,760 | $36,500 | $30,320 | $45,360 | $17.19 |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 39,100 | $79,990 | $96,980 | $45,230 | $169,990 | $38.46 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 31,290 | $77,830 | $92,300 | $43,450 | $148,430 | $37.42 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers | 25,380 | $55,780 | $60,710 | $38,150 | $85,320 | $26.82 |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | 14,660 | $44,850 | $49,440 | $34,410 | $72,000 | $21.56 |
| Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents | 11,960 | $65,820 | $88,090 | $43,290 | $166,580 | $31.65 |
| Insurance Sales Agents | 9,340 | $61,020 | $75,980 | $38,000 | $130,740 | $29.34 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | 8,710 | $101,670 | $113,040 | $57,870 | $179,550 | $48.88 |
| Sales and Related Workers, All Other | 6,580 | $55,960 | $64,840 | $36,100 | $99,700 | $26.9 |
| Parts Salespersons | 4,850 | $45,290 | $48,900 | $31,590 | $70,650 | $21.77 |
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 3,730 | $132,010 | $144,640 | $71,160 | $223,910 | $63.47 |
| Sales Engineers | 2,720 | $136,080 | $147,270 | $83,870 | $206,940 | $65.42 |
| Advertising Sales Agents | 1,720 | $82,050 | $95,740 | $43,840 | $159,990 | $39.45 |
| Telemarketers | 1,330 | $48,870 | $51,950 | $34,110 | $76,330 | $23.5 |
| Travel Agents | 1,290 | $56,370 | $60,980 | $44,820 | $83,830 | $27.1 |
| Demonstrators and Product Promoters | 1,010 | $34,710 | $40,350 | $34,710 | $53,340 | $16.69 |
| Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | 70 | $43,850 | $45,620 | $36,120 | $52,910 | $21.08 |
| Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers | ** | $49,130 | $45,690 | $29,990 | $66,410 | $23.62 |
| Real Estate Brokers | ** | $79,400 | $108,390 | $39,870 | # | $38.18 |
| Real Estate Sales Agents | ** | $61,690 | $71,880 | $32,880 | $139,990 | $29.66 |
Symbols (BLS wording, workbook sheet Field Descriptions sheet): ** indicates that an employment estimate is not available · * indicates that a wage estimate is not available · # indicates a wage equal to or greater than $115.00 per hour or $239,200 per year. A wage shown as a symbol is not zero and not a blank: BLS publishes no number there.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 state estimates. Record: state_M2024_dl.xlsx!AREA=08&OCC_CODE=41-0000. the group row is AREA 08 / OCC_CODE 41-0000, and each table row is its own detailed record for this area, AREA 08 / OCC_CODE 41-xxxx. Reference period: May 2024. Fetched October 2026 from https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip.