Retail Trade
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Table 1: Characteristics of Jobs Worked: Wages, Benefits, and Education
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| SOC Code | Occupation | N | Median Hourly Wage | Health Insurance | Retirement Plan | Paid Time Off | Educational Requirement | Licensure |
| Total | Total | 15,765 | 9.0 | 23.7 | 16.3 | 16.4 | Total | |
| 412031 | Retail Salespersons | 4,217 | 9.0 | 17.5 | 11.1 | 10.6 | High School Diploma | |
| 412011 | Cashiers | 3,703 | 8.5 | 20.7 | 18.8 | 17.9 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 435081 | Stock Clerks and Order Fillers | 757 | 8.5 | 21.2 | 9.1 | 16.7 | High School Diploma | |
| 493093 | Tire Repairers and Changers | 464 | 10.0 | 36.6 | 29.3 | 31.7 | Post Secondary | |
| 493023 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 393 | 13.0 | 51.3 | 33.3 | 28.2 | Post Secondary | |
| 537061 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 374 | 8.0 | 53.3 | 30.0 | 30.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 412021 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 341 | 9.0 | 40.0 | 23.3 | 6.7 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 533033 | Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services | 333 | 9.0 | 38.2 | 17.6 | 8.8 | High School Diploma | |
| 433031 | Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 290 | 12.5 | 44.8 | 20.7 | 37.9 | High School Diploma | |
| 353022 | Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop | 230 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 537062 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | 202 | 8.0 | 30.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 411011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers | 185 | 11.5 | 50.0 | 38.9 | 50.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 499098 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 169 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Post Secondary | |
| 436014 | Secretaries, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | 161 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.7 | High School Diploma | |
| 271023 | Floral Designers | 151 | 9.0 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 533031 | Driver/Sales Workers | 139 | 12.3 | 50.0 | 35.7 | 35.7 | High School Diploma | |
| 353011 | Bartenders | 133 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 353021 | Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food | 129 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 352011 | Cooks, Fast Food | 127 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 412022 | Parts Salespersons | 123 | 11.0 | 61.5 | 30.8 | 53.8 | High School Diploma | |
| 537064 | Packers and Packagers, Hand | 113 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | High School Diploma | |
| 359021 | Dishwashers | 106 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 435071 | Shipping, Receiving, and Traffic Clerks | 100 | 12.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | High School Diploma | |
| 353031 | Waiters and Waitresses | 93 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 452092 | Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse | 92 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 513093 | Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders | 89 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 352021 | Food Preparation Workers | 89 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 339032 | Security Guards | 85 | 10.5 | 66.7 | 66.7 | 66.7 | High School Diploma | |
| 439061 | Office Clerks, General | 84 | 13.0 | 44.4 | 44.4 | 55.6 | High School Diploma | |
| 519198 | Helpers--Production Workers | 83 | 9.5 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 472031 | Carpenters | 83 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | High School Diploma | |
| 352014 | Cooks, Restaurant | 81 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 493053 | Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics | 72 | 10.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 352015 | Cooks, Short Order | 71 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 988888 | Unable to Assign Based on Description | 68 | 8.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | High School Diploma | |
| 397011 | Tour Guides and Escorts | 64 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Post Secondary | |
| 373011 | Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers | 64 | 9.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 516031 | Sewing Machine Operators | 60 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 413099 | Sales Representatives, Services, All Other | 59 | 10.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 513011 | Bakers | 57 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 292052 | Pharmacy Technicians | 54 | 8.4 | 80.0 | 80.0 | 80.0 | Post Secondary | |
| 439071 | Office Machine Operators, Except Computer | 51 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 513021 | Butchers and Meat Cutters | 51 | 20.9 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 533032 | Truck Drivers, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer | 47 | 12.5 | 100.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 499043 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery | 45 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 439021 | Data Entry Keyers | 45 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 339099 | Protective Service Workers, All Other | 43 | 10.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 536031 | Service Station Attendants | 41 | 12.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 434171 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 40 | 8.5 | 75.0 | 75.0 | 75.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 434151 | Order Clerks | 39 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 372011 | Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 38 | 10.2 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | High School Diploma | |
| 537051 | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 38 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 519151 | Photographic Process Workers and Priocessing Machine Operators | 38 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 253021 | Self-Enrichment Education Teachers | 38 | 8.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 271026 | Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers | 38 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 513099 | All Other Food Processing Workers | 34 | 8.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 372012 | Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners | 31 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 493031 | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 30 | 17.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 493041 | Farm Equipment Mechanics | 30 | 18.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 435032 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | 30 | 9.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 492097 | Electronic Home Entertainment Equipment Installers | 30 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Post Secondary | |
| 211015 | Rehabilitation Counselors | 30 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 132099 | Financial Specialists, All Other | 28 | 14.4 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 100.0 | Bachelors | |
| 131022 | Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products | 28 | 36.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | Post Secondary | |
| 433099 | All Other Financial Clerks | 26 | 30.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 433021 | Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators | 25 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 472121 | Glaziers | 25 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 131051 | Cost Estimators | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Bachelors | |
| 419099 | Sales and Related Workers, All Other | 25 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 499031 | Home Appliance Repairers | 25 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Associates | |
| 499071 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, Gen | 25 | 15.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | Post Secondary | |
| 392021 | Nonfarm Animal Caretakers | 25 | 7.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 291051 | Pharmacists | 25 | 56.0 | 33.3 | 33.3 | 33.3 | Doctorate | |
| 132011 | Accountants and Auditors | 23 | 19.9 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | Bachelors | |
| 512011 | Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems | 23 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 419011 | Demonstrators and Product Promoters | 20 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 352019 | Cooks, All Other | 20 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 492022 | Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 17 | 10.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | Post Secondary | |
| 273043 | Writers and Authors | 15 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Bachelors | |
| 492096 | Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Mot | 15 | 16.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | Post Secondary | |
| 431011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Office and Administrative Support Workers | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 499099 | Installation, Maintenance & Repair Workers, Other | 15 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Post Secondary | |
| 493052 | Motorcycle Mechanics | 15 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 271029 | Designers, All Other | 15 | 8.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | Bachelors | |
| 151142 | Network and Computer Systems Admini | 13 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Bachelors | |
| 292081 | Opticians, Dispensing | 13 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 359031 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 13 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 439199 | Office and Administrative Support Workers, Other | 9 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 491011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers | 9 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 499011 | Mechanical Door Repairers | 9 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 452093 | Farmworkers, Farm and Ranch Animals | 9 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 511011 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Production and Operating Workers | 9 | 17.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 259031 | Instructional Coordinators | 9 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Masters | |
| 434051 | Customer Service Representatives | 9 | 22.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 473019 | Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other | 9 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 414012 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | 9 | 13.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Post Secondary | |
| 113031 | Financial Managers | 9 | 20.8 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | Bachelors | |
| 351012 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Workers | 9 | 17.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 273099 | Media and Communication Workers, All Other | 9 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 533021 | Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 8 | 7.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 132072 | Loan Officers | 8 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 319095 | Pharmacy Aides | 8 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 472041 | Carpet Installers | 8 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Less than High School Diploma | |
| 371012 | First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers | 8 | 20.2 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 434071 | File Clerks | 8 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | High School Diploma | |
| 492011 | Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers | 8 | 12.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | Post Secondary | |
SOC — Standard Occupational Classification.