Wholesale Trade

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The top three occupations in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector are sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing, firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers, and driver/sales workers & truck drivers. On average, full-time employees in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector work 44.4 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $83,245. Part-time employees in the same industry work 21.3 hours and earn an average annual salary of $32,772.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector are Los Angeles County--Diamond Bar, La Habra Heights (East) Cities & Rowland Heights PUMA, CA, Los Angeles County (Central)--LA City (Southeast/East Vernon) PUMA, CA, and Los Angeles County (Central)--Huntington Park City, Florence-Graham & Walnut Park PUMA, CA.

The workforce of Wholesale Trade Industry Sector in 2023 was 3,587,222 people, with 30.1% woman, and 69.9% men.

In 2023, 68.2% of the workforce in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector was White (2,448,046 people), of which 29% were women and 71% men.

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Employment & Salaries

A snapshot of workforce, wages, and opportunities in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector.

The workforce in Wholesale Trade Industry Sector was 3,587,222 people and is concentrated in California (444,935 workers). The average annual salary was $78,607, being $10,880 more than the national average salary, which was $67,727.

Monthly Employment

Showing data for the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry sector.

Start Year

Y-Axis

0.946%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 28.9M people employed in the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities industry. This represents a 0.946% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

This chart shows monthly employment numbers for Trade, Transportation, and Utilities over time (non-seasonally adjusted).

Employment by Location

The states that concentrated the largest workforce in 2023 were California (445k), Texas (343k), and Florida (236k).

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by workforce for Wholesale Trade Industry Sector.

Yearly Wage Ranking

In 2023, Wholesale Trade Industry Sector had an average annual wage of $78,607, $10,880 more than the average national salary of $67,727.

The graph shows the position of Wholesale Trade Industry Sector in the ranking of industries by average annual wage.

Wage Distribution

0.436

WAGE GINI

Wholesale Trade has a wage GINI of 0.436, which is less than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wholesale Trade (shown in red) in comparison to the national average for those wage buckets (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Wholesale Trade Industry Sector workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Occupations

A review of jobs and wages in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector.

Sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing are the most common position with 677,776 workers, but the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector employs a relatively high number of Firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers and Driver/sales workers & truck drivers.

The highest average salary in Wholesale Trade goes to Advertising sales agents.

Occupations Distribution

The graph shows the distribution of employees in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector according to occupations. In 2023, the occupations that concentrated the largest number of employees in this industry were sales representatives, wholesale & manufacturing (677,776 people), firstline supervisors of nonretail sales workers (404,433 people), and driver/sales workers & truck drivers (288,055 people)

Wage by Sex in Common Jobs

$84,443

AVERAGE MALE SALARY

±$1,399

$65,078

AVERAGE FEMALE SALARY

±$1,573

On average, Male workers in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector make 1.3 times more than their Female counterparts. This chart shows the sex-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector.

Business

Estimates of the sources of the costs and the purchasers of the products in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector. Based on estimates from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this section indicates the amount of money spent by a specific industry in other industries.

The industrial flow illustrates the intermediate inputs and the use of outputs of the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector.

The Wholesale Trade Industry Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry.

California and Texas stand out as the states with the largest number of establishments in the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector.

Industrial Flow

Professional and business services has the highest single input, by dollars, to the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector, and the largest industry purchasing services from the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector is Manufacturing.

In this flow diagram, all of the industries listed to the left are those places from which the highlighted industry has made purchases. They are the intermediate inputs to the highlighted industry. All those industries listed on the right side are those industries that have made purchases from the highlighted industry. They are the use of outputs of the highlighted industry. The visualizations below offer alternative ways to see and understand this data.

Intermediate Inputs

HIGHEST INPUT INDUSTRY

Professional and business services
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
Transportation and warehousing

The Wholesale Trade Industry Sector gets the most input, by its share of the cost of all intermediate inputs, from the Professional and business services Industry. This visualization does not include labor and capital costs.

Use of Output by Other Industries

LARGEST PURCHASING INDUSTRY

The Manufacturing Industry purchases the greatest share of products and services from the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector in order to produce other goods and services. Purchases of the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector for final consumption by consumers, businesses, or government are not included here.

Establishments

States with more establishments in 2022

California
56,104
Texas
33,635
Florida
30,998

The charts shows the distribution of establishments in the Wholesale Trade industry by states and the number of establishments according to size.

Median Earnings

States with the highest median earnings in 2023

The charts shows the median earnings of the Wholesale Trade industry by state and the annual evolution of the median earnings of the industry compared to the national level.

Diversity

Demographic information on the Wholesale Trade Industry Sector in the US.

Of the total workforce, 30.1% corresponds to women and 69.9% men. Male employees tend to earn more than Female employees, with average respective salaries of $84,443 and $65,078.

75.9% of workers have a high school or equivalent, bachelors degree or some college.

Gender and Age

1,081,078

Women

30.1%

2,506,144

Men

69.9%

The workforce of Wholesale Trade industry in 2023 was 3,587,222 people, with 30.1% woman, and 69.9% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Wholesale Trade industry.

Races

In 2023, 68.2% of the workforce in the Wholesale Trade industry was White (2,448,046 people), of which 29% were women and 71% men.

Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races and Black.

Educational Levels

The main educational levels achieved by the Wholesale Trade workers in 2023 were high school or equivalent (1,013,977 people), bachelors degree (922,428 people), and some college (787,603 people).

The chart shows the Wholesale Trade workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Growth projections of the Wholesale Trade industry, both by number of employees and output, from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics. The national workforce is projected to grow 2.78% in the next ten years. The Wholesale Trade industry has a lower projected workforce growth at 2.78%. Its projected 10-year growth in output (27.5%) is lower than the projected national growth in output (27.5%).

Job Growth

2.78%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

2.78%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Wholesale Trade. This industry is expected to grow approximately the same than 2.78%, the average rate of national job growth.

Output Growth

27.5%

Estimate Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in output of the Wholesale Trade industry.

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