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Industries with Fastest Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Salary Growth

These industries raised Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products salaries the most from 2019 to 2024. Useful for deciding which industry to work in or switch to for better pay growth.

206
Industries with Growth
+138.4%
Highest Growth
+22.4%
Average Growth
28
Industries with Decline

Top 15 Industries for Salary Growth

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products salary increase from 2019 to 2024

All 206 Industries with Salary Growth

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Increase % Growth
1 Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries $24,110 $57,490 +$33,380 +138.4%
2 Water Transportation $50,530 $104,260 +$53,730 +106.3%
3 Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities $55,490 $102,640 +$47,150 +85.0%
4 Inland Water Transportation $65,110 $111,260 +$46,150 +70.9%
5 Fiber, Yarn, and Thread Mills $52,830 $84,830 +$32,000 +60.6%
6 Scheduled Air Transportation $63,680 $102,010 +$38,330 +60.2%
7 Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution $58,520 $93,610 +$35,090 +60.0%
8 Motor Vehicle Manufacturing $64,480 $101,270 +$36,790 +57.1%
9 Seafood Product Preparation and Packaging $60,180 $93,990 +$33,810 +56.2%
10 Air Transportation $62,670 $97,530 +$34,860 +55.6%
11 Specialized Design Services $63,010 $97,720 +$34,710 +55.1%
12 Other Support Activities for Transportation $50,270 $76,760 +$26,490 +52.7%
13 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries $38,280 $57,490 +$19,210 +50.2%
14 Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing $73,050 $109,220 +$36,170 +49.5%
15 Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing $51,670 $76,520 +$24,850 +48.1%
16 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services $58,430 $86,420 +$27,990 +47.9%
17 Ship and Boat Building $58,300 $85,590 +$27,290 +46.8%
18 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing $67,190 $98,560 +$31,370 +46.7%
19 Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing $69,360 $101,430 +$32,070 +46.2%
20 Freight Transportation Arrangement $52,150 $76,000 +$23,850 +45.7%
21 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences $91,510 $132,080 +$40,570 +44.3%
22 Scientific Research and Development Services $92,420 $132,080 +$39,660 +42.9%
23 Investigation and Security Services $52,250 $74,560 +$22,310 +42.7%
24 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) $60,610 $86,050 +$25,440 +42.0%
25 Security Systems Services $52,520 $74,560 +$22,040 +42.0%
26 Credit Intermediation and Related Activities $39,290 $55,740 +$16,450 +41.9%
27 Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media $68,030 $95,470 +$27,440 +40.3%
28 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation $45,550 $63,880 +$18,330 +40.2%
29 Software Publishers $70,770 $99,080 +$28,310 +40.0%
30 Office Administrative Services $59,010 $82,590 +$23,580 +40.0%
31 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services $55,790 $77,790 +$22,000 +39.4%
32 Offices of Other Health Practitioners $55,570 $77,450 +$21,880 +39.4%
33 Water, Sewage and Other Systems $55,850 $77,640 +$21,790 +39.0%
34 Automobile Dealers $48,800 $66,950 +$18,150 +37.2%
35 Masonry Contractors $49,880 $68,400 +$18,520 +37.1%
36 Household Appliance Manufacturing $61,870 $84,700 +$22,830 +36.9%
37 Support Activities for Transportation $55,550 $76,010 +$20,460 +36.8%
38 Nondepository Credit Intermediation $36,910 $50,240 +$13,330 +36.1%
39 Utilities $61,610 $83,660 +$22,050 +35.8%
40 Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing $65,030 $86,870 +$21,840 +33.6%
41 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors $58,840 $78,380 +$19,540 +33.2%
42 Support Activities for Animal Production $63,080 $83,830 +$20,750 +32.9%
43 Administrative and Support Services $47,810 $63,030 +$15,220 +31.8%
44 Mining (except Oil and Gas) $63,230 $83,130 +$19,900 +31.5%
45 Home Health Care Services $57,910 $76,120 +$18,210 +31.4%
46 Cut and Sew Apparel Manufacturing $57,480 $75,550 +$18,070 +31.4%
47 Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) $73,180 $95,830 +$22,650 +31.0%
48 Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers $56,220 $73,310 +$17,090 +30.4%
49 Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying $63,280 $82,280 +$19,000 +30.0%
50 Grain and Oilseed Milling $62,130 $80,750 +$18,620 +30.0%
51 Textile Furnishings Mills $52,440 $67,950 +$15,510 +29.6%
52 Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events $44,950 $57,920 +$12,970 +28.9%
53 Employment Services $42,570 $54,790 +$12,220 +28.7%
54 Gambling Industries $45,340 $58,140 +$12,800 +28.2%
55 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors $61,240 $78,320 +$17,080 +27.9%
56 Educational Services $63,160 $79,710 +$16,550 +26.2%
57 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors $58,740 $74,010 +$15,270 +26.0%
58 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4242 and 4246 only) $63,160 $79,530 +$16,370 +25.9%
59 Rubber Product Manufacturing $60,460 $76,080 +$15,620 +25.8%
60 Business Support Services $48,590 $61,090 +$12,500 +25.7%
61 Animal Slaughtering and Processing $56,180 $70,620 +$14,440 +25.7%
62 Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills $76,310 $95,890 +$19,580 +25.7%
63 Other Motor Vehicle Dealers $49,470 $62,050 +$12,580 +25.4%
64 Temporary Help Services $38,260 $47,970 +$9,710 +25.4%
65 Construction of Buildings $56,200 $70,210 +$14,010 +24.9%
66 Chemical Manufacturing $70,880 $88,360 +$17,480 +24.7%
67 Apparel, Piece Goods, and Notions Merchant Wholesalers $50,160 $62,500 +$12,340 +24.6%
68 Food Manufacturing $60,320 $75,050 +$14,730 +24.4%
69 Ambulatory Health Care Services $59,880 $74,120 +$14,240 +23.8%
70 Miscellaneous Manufacturing $60,880 $75,170 +$14,290 +23.5%
71 Natural Gas Distribution $64,200 $79,190 +$14,990 +23.3%
72 Textile Mills $64,460 $79,460 +$15,000 +23.3%
73 Fabric Mills $73,270 $89,690 +$16,420 +22.4%
74 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing $64,440 $78,860 +$14,420 +22.4%
75 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing $75,540 $92,360 +$16,820 +22.3%
76 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing $66,590 $81,280 +$14,690 +22.1%
77 Paper Manufacturing $67,070 $81,730 +$14,660 +21.9%
78 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $64,680 $78,620 +$13,940 +21.6%
79 Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $64,100 $77,780 +$13,680 +21.3%
80 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing $65,230 $79,130 +$13,900 +21.3%
81 Textile Product Mills $52,100 $63,020 +$10,920 +21.0%
82 Residential Building Construction $52,970 $64,000 +$11,030 +20.8%
83 Support Activities for Mining $83,950 $101,250 +$17,300 +20.6%
84 Plastics Product Manufacturing $66,460 $79,980 +$13,520 +20.3%
85 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing $71,080 $85,530 +$14,450 +20.3%
86 Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $58,270 $70,100 +$11,830 +20.3%
87 Educational Support Services $66,270 $79,710 +$13,440 +20.3%
88 Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance $59,310 $71,250 +$11,940 +20.1%
89 Roofing Contractors $68,050 $81,710 +$13,660 +20.1%
90 Couriers and Messengers $48,120 $57,740 +$9,620 +20.0%
91 Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing $72,700 $87,230 +$14,530 +20.0%
92 Apparel Manufacturing $56,380 $67,620 +$11,240 +19.9%
93 Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing $74,090 $88,860 +$14,770 +19.9%
94 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food Manufacturing $64,290 $77,070 +$12,780 +19.9%
95 Other Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $51,370 $61,560 +$10,190 +19.8%
96 Animal Food Manufacturing $59,530 $71,190 +$11,660 +19.6%
97 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $63,340 $75,570 +$12,230 +19.3%
98 Other Food Manufacturing $66,480 $79,210 +$12,730 +19.1%
99 Other Textile Product Mills $52,010 $61,860 +$9,850 +18.9%
100 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing $71,750 $85,310 +$13,560 +18.9%
101 Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing $61,570 $73,100 +$11,530 +18.7%
102 Communications Equipment Manufacturing $70,300 $83,390 +$13,090 +18.6%
103 Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing $66,990 $79,300 +$12,310 +18.4%
104 Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors $59,130 $69,900 +$10,770 +18.2%
105 Business Schools and Computer and Management Training $67,640 $79,760 +$12,120 +17.9%
106 Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel $65,700 $77,370 +$11,670 +17.8%
107 Nonresidential Building Construction $65,470 $77,080 +$11,610 +17.7%
108 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing $67,480 $78,970 +$11,490 +17.0%
109 Management of Companies and Enterprises $67,740 $79,190 +$11,450 +16.9%
110 Primary Metal Manufacturing $66,660 $77,590 +$10,930 +16.4%
111 Waste Treatment and Disposal $54,330 $63,230 +$8,900 +16.4%
112 Sawmills and Wood Preservation $62,820 $73,080 +$10,260 +16.3%
113 Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $47,590 $55,300 +$7,710 +16.2%
114 Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing $71,640 $83,110 +$11,470 +16.0%
115 Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities $67,770 $78,600 +$10,830 +16.0%
116 Other Ambulatory Health Care Services $60,000 $69,540 +$9,540 +15.9%
117 Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing $67,550 $78,270 +$10,720 +15.9%
118 Other Wood Product Manufacturing $55,210 $63,800 +$8,590 +15.6%
119 Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers $53,890 $62,230 +$8,340 +15.5%
120 Engineering Services $80,210 $92,490 +$12,280 +15.3%
121 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $66,500 $76,620 +$10,120 +15.2%
122 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing $65,590 $75,440 +$9,850 +15.0%
123 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing $71,240 $81,890 +$10,650 +14.9%
124 Local Messengers and Local Delivery $49,600 $57,000 +$7,400 +14.9%
125 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services $58,210 $66,840 +$8,630 +14.8%
126 Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing $61,420 $70,470 +$9,050 +14.7%
127 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing $71,100 $81,490 +$10,390 +14.6%
128 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) $67,980 $77,620 +$9,640 +14.2%
129 Building Equipment Contractors $66,760 $76,010 +$9,250 +13.9%
130 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) $63,180 $71,820 +$8,640 +13.7%
131 Social Assistance $48,860 $55,470 +$6,610 +13.5%
132 Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing $60,880 $69,080 +$8,200 +13.5%
133 Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing $66,180 $75,060 +$8,880 +13.4%
134 Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) $69,190 $78,470 +$9,280 +13.4%
135 Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing $53,520 $60,620 +$7,100 +13.3%
136 Machinery Manufacturing $69,730 $78,960 +$9,230 +13.2%
137 Legal Services $60,970 $69,000 +$8,030 +13.2%
138 Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) $68,550 $77,570 +$9,020 +13.2%
139 Forestry and Logging $60,460 $68,400 +$7,940 +13.1%
140 Logging $60,460 $68,400 +$7,940 +13.1%
141 Wood Product Manufacturing $57,490 $65,030 +$7,540 +13.1%
142 Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing $56,860 $63,970 +$7,110 +12.5%
143 Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing $59,350 $66,660 +$7,310 +12.3%
144 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $54,850 $61,540 +$6,690 +12.2%
145 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing $74,600 $83,580 +$8,980 +12.0%
146 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services $62,490 $69,990 +$7,500 +12.0%
147 Vocational Rehabilitation Services $52,380 $58,520 +$6,140 +11.7%
148 Restaurants and Other Eating Places $51,500 $57,510 +$6,010 +11.7%
149 Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services $78,010 $87,100 +$9,090 +11.7%
150 Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers $51,180 $57,090 +$5,910 +11.5%
151 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries $49,130 $54,790 +$5,660 +11.5%
152 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods $57,590 $64,170 +$6,580 +11.4%
153 Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry $62,870 $70,010 +$7,140 +11.4%
154 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers $59,780 $66,360 +$6,580 +11.0%
155 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors $68,110 $75,540 +$7,430 +10.9%
156 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing $69,280 $76,780 +$7,500 +10.8%
157 Machine Shops $66,980 $74,150 +$7,170 +10.7%
158 Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers $54,200 $59,990 +$5,790 +10.7%
159 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing $59,360 $65,610 +$6,250 +10.5%
160 Building Material and Supplies Dealers $54,620 $60,370 +$5,750 +10.5%
161 Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing $72,550 $80,180 +$7,630 +10.5%
162 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) $58,600 $64,750 +$6,150 +10.5%
163 Specialty Trade Contractors $61,590 $68,030 +$6,440 +10.5%
164 Truck Transportation $57,130 $63,100 +$5,970 +10.4%
165 Accommodation $46,720 $51,580 +$4,860 +10.4%
166 Traveler Accommodation $46,720 $51,580 +$4,860 +10.4%
167 Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4244 and 4248 only) $56,450 $62,280 +$5,830 +10.3%
168 Telecommunications $68,040 $75,000 +$6,960 +10.2%
169 Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers $59,810 $65,660 +$5,850 +9.8%
170 Support Activities for Crop Production $62,830 $68,910 +$6,080 +9.7%
171 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods $58,400 $63,870 +$5,470 +9.4%
172 Other Specialty Trade Contractors $57,900 $63,290 +$5,390 +9.3%
173 Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing $72,750 $79,400 +$6,650 +9.1%
174 Waste Management and Remediation Services $55,080 $59,790 +$4,710 +8.6%
175 Repair and Maintenance $58,260 $63,240 +$4,980 +8.5%
176 Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing $57,450 $62,100 +$4,650 +8.1%
177 Other Building Equipment Contractors $68,880 $74,410 +$5,530 +8.0%
178 Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods (4232, 4233, 4235, 4236, 4237, and 4239 only) $58,310 $62,940 +$4,630 +7.9%
179 Printing and Related Support Activities $56,950 $61,280 +$4,330 +7.6%
180 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) $60,240 $64,760 +$4,520 +7.5%
181 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services $61,840 $66,460 +$4,620 +7.5%
182 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing $60,380 $64,760 +$4,380 +7.3%
183 Food Services and Drinking Places $53,740 $57,510 +$3,770 +7.0%
184 Foundries $68,120 $72,790 +$4,670 +6.9%
185 Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing $48,630 $51,700 +$3,070 +6.3%
186 Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance $57,950 $61,540 +$3,590 +6.2%
187 Other Furniture Related Product Manufacturing $61,310 $64,820 +$3,510 +5.7%
188 Beverage Manufacturing $55,710 $58,680 +$2,970 +5.3%
189 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing $55,780 $58,650 +$2,870 +5.1%
190 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations $60,050 $62,810 +$2,760 +4.6%
191 Oil and Gas Extraction $78,060 $81,340 +$3,280 +4.2%
192 Dairy Product Manufacturing $62,110 $64,490 +$2,380 +3.8%
193 Building Finishing Contractors $57,450 $59,620 +$2,170 +3.8%
194 Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing $61,170 $62,900 +$1,730 +2.8%
195 Warehousing and Storage $58,070 $59,610 +$1,540 +2.7%
196 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction $66,900 $68,560 +$1,660 +2.5%
197 Rental and Leasing Services (5322, 5323, and 5324 only) $58,560 $60,000 +$1,440 +2.5%
198 Rental and Leasing Services $58,910 $60,070 +$1,160 +2.0%
199 Other Support Services $62,510 $63,720 +$1,210 +1.9%
200 Support Activities for Air Transportation $80,540 $82,050 +$1,510 +1.9%
201 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction $76,000 $77,330 +$1,330 +1.8%
202 Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills $63,120 $64,220 +$1,100 +1.7%
203 Computer Systems Design and Related Services $73,280 $74,320 +$1,040 +1.4%
204 Support Activities for Road Transportation $58,210 $58,990 +$780 +1.3%
205 Support Activities for Water Transportation $55,090 $55,490 +$400 +0.7%
206 Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance $59,100 $59,140 +$40 +0.1%

28 Industries with Salary Decline

Rank Industry 2019 Salary 2024 Salary $ Decrease % Decline
1 Civic and Social Organizations $60,780 $39,930 -$20,850 -34.3%
2 Motion Picture and Video Industries $70,810 $46,790 -$24,020 -33.9%
3 Spectator Sports $48,610 $33,310 -$15,300 -31.5%
4 Other Insurance Related Activities $69,580 $48,800 -$20,780 -29.9%
5 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries $66,500 $46,940 -$19,560 -29.4%
6 Nursing and Residential Care Facilities $62,180 $46,740 -$15,440 -24.8%
7 Death Care Services $42,300 $31,810 -$10,490 -24.8%
8 Insurance Agencies and Brokerages $69,490 $53,270 -$16,220 -23.3%
9 Newspaper Publishers $54,290 $44,120 -$10,170 -18.7%
10 Landscaping Services $43,960 $36,230 -$7,730 -17.6%
11 Waste Collection $53,230 $44,290 -$8,940 -16.8%
12 Solar Electric Power Generation $57,900 $48,610 -$9,290 -16.0%
13 Tobacco Manufacturing $64,540 $58,170 -$6,370 -9.9%
14 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations $54,960 $49,630 -$5,330 -9.7%
15 Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works) $72,580 $66,060 -$6,520 -9.0%
16 Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction $65,280 $61,310 -$3,970 -6.1%
17 Apparel Knitting Mills $72,250 $68,150 -$4,100 -5.7%
18 Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing $76,240 $72,880 -$3,360 -4.4%
19 Footwear Manufacturing $61,240 $59,150 -$2,090 -3.4%
20 Drywall and Insulation Contractors $62,310 $60,310 -$2,000 -3.2%
21 Automotive Repair and Maintenance $55,080 $53,340 -$1,740 -3.2%
22 Personal and Laundry Services $55,620 $53,930 -$1,690 -3.0%
23 Insurance Carriers $60,520 $58,760 -$1,760 -2.9%
24 Utility System Construction $63,230 $61,690 -$1,540 -2.4%
25 Other Personal Services $60,340 $58,910 -$1,430 -2.4%
26 Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing $61,330 $60,310 -$1,020 -1.7%
27 Drycleaning and Laundry Services $55,790 $55,000 -$790 -1.4%
28 Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers $64,540 $63,710 -$830 -1.3%

About This Data

Salary growth is calculated by comparing the median annual wage for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in each industry between 2019 and 2024, using Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Growth percentage = (2024 median - 2019 median) / 2019 median × 100.

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