Parts salespersons

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
123k
Average Age
42.9
Estimated Job Growth
1.23%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$47,968
Average Male Salary
$49,360
Average Female Salary
$38,504

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Parts salespersons are most often employed by the Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores industry. The average yearly wage for Parts salespersons was $47,968 in 2023.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Parts salespersons workforce. Parts salespersons workforce in 2023 was 122,748 people, of which 12.8% were women and 87.2% were men. Parts salespersons are paid most in Orange County (Central)--Costa Mesa & Fountain Valley Cities PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in Golden Crescent Regional Planning Commission (Southeast)--Victoria & Calhoun Counties PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
107,012
Male Workforce
± 8.03k
15,736
Female Workforce
± 3.08k

The Parts salespersons workforce in 2023 was 122,748 people (12.8% women and 87.2% men). This implies an average annual growth of 15.3% between 2014 (106,484) and 2023 (122,748).

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Employment by Location

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During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were New Jersey ($71,740), Delaware ($66,460), and Arkansas ($62,471).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$47,968
AVERAGE WAGE
#352 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Parts salespersons earned an average of $47,968, $19,759 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.357
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Parts salespersons had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.357, which is lower than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Parts salespersons (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Parts salespersons and on wages for those in the field. Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores is the industry that employs the most Parts salespersons, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Parts salespersons, by average wage, is Air transportation ($80,994).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
123k
2023 Workforce
± 8,598
2.08%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 9.75%

This graphic shows the share of Parts salespersons employed by various industries. Automotive parts, accessories, & tire stores employs the largest share of Parts salespersons at 50.9%, followed by Car Dealers with 37.6% and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 6.09%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Parts salespersons in the US. The workforce of Parts salespersons in 2023 was 122,748 people, with 12.8% woman, and 87.2% men. The average age of male Parts salespersons in the workforce is 43.4 and of female Parts salespersons is 39.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Parts salespersons is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Parts salespersons in 2023 was 122,748 people, with 12.8% woman, and 87.2% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (13,679 people), 55 to 59 years (12,890  people), and 30 to 34 years (12,873 people). Among them they concentrated 32.2% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 19.1% of Parts salespersons workers were Hispanic and 80.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (60.5%), Puerto Rican (12.3)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.29)%

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Races

In 2023, 76.7% of the Parts salespersons workforce were White, of which 12.9% were women and 87.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (10.1%) and Other (5.89%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Parts salespersons from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Parts salespersons is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Engineering Technologies.

Among the necessary skills for Parts salespersons, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Parts salespersons need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Parts salespersons in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (2,342 people), Engineering (1,284 people), and Social Sciences (617 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Parts salespersons workers were High School or Equivalent (56,639 people), Some college (35,308 people), and Associates Degree (11,447 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Parts salespersons from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Parts salespersons need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Persuasion.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Parts Salespersons from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Parts Salespersons are expected to see a growth of 1.23% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

1.23%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
4.02%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Parts salespersons. This profession is expected to grow less than than 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.

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