Advertising Sales Agents in Alabama

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While jobs for Advertising Sales Agents in Alabama are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Advertising Sales Agents in Alabama is expected to decrease.

• Advertising Sales Agents in Alabama earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For an Advertising Sales Agent Career?

• Business, Management & Marketing
• General Sales & Marketing
• Professional Sales

How Many Advertising Sales Agents Work in Alabama?

1,410 people worked as Advertising Sales Agents in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,430 Advertising Sales Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The amount of Advertising Sales Agents working in the state is similar to the average state.

Job Projections for Alabama

Jobs for Advertising Sales Agents in this state are declining at a rate of 9.6% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.6%.

Alabama Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 180 annual job openings, and 1,500 total jobs in 2026 for Advertising Sales Agents in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 17,700 annual jobs and 144,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Advertising Sales Agents Make in Alabama?

In 2018 wages for Advertising Sales Agents ranged from $20,290 to $81,680 with $34,690 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.75 to $39.27. The median hourly rate was $16.68.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $15.46 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.22.

The median salary in Alabama is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alabama Metros for Advertising Sales Agents

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Advertising Sales Agents.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Birmingham-Hoover, AL	510	$47,200
Mobile, AL	140	$30,040
Huntsville, AL	120	$30,840
Montgomery, AL	110	$37,790
Columbus, GA-AL	100	$35,040
Dothan, AL	80	n/a
Tuscaloosa, AL	60	$29,470
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL	40	$29,160

Top States for Advertising Sales Agents Employment

The table below shows the states where most Advertising Sales Agents work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	20,740	$68,310
California	16,380	$57,400
Florida	9,440	$47,540
Illinois	8,360	$51,310
Texas	6,750	$48,970
Georgia	4,390	$49,290
Pennsylvania	3,930	$48,110
Ohio	3,900	$44,460
North Carolina	3,700	$49,730
Michigan	3,520	$45,310
Washington	3,240	$51,600
Massachusetts	2,720	$57,730
Minnesota	2,710	$53,170
New Jersey	2,640	$72,780
Indiana	2,620	$47,880
Virginia	2,460	$47,800
Arizona	2,450	$39,530
Missouri	2,430	$42,080
Wisconsin	2,280	$45,230
Tennessee	1,950	$42,010

Below are the states where Advertising Sales Agents get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New Jersey	$72,780
Connecticut	$69,670
New York	$68,310
District of Columbia	$58,690
Massachusetts	$57,730
Hawaii	$57,690
California	$57,400
Utah	$56,200
Nevada	$56,150
Maryland	$53,780

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nick Nijhuis under License

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