Advertising Sales Agents in Kentucky

Considering a career as an Advertising Sales Agent in Kentucky?

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

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

• Advertising Sales Agents in Kentucky 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 Kentucky?

1,300 people worked as Advertising Sales Agents in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,350 Advertising Sales Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,410 Advertising Sales Agents working in it, which means Kentucky has fewer Advertising Sales Agents than average.

Job Projections for Kentucky

Jobs for Advertising Sales Agents in this state are declining at a rate of 9.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.6%.

Kentucky Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 150 annual Advertising Sales Agents job openings in Kentucky, and 1,290 total jobs in the year 2026.

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

What do Advertising Sales Agents Make in Kentucky?

In 2018 wages for Advertising Sales Agents ranged from $21,630 to $90,370 with $43,260 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.4 to $43.45. The median hourly rate was $20.8.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $19.85 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.95.

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

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Top Kentucky 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
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1,000	$54,580
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	530	$43,120
Lexington-Fayette, KY	270	$44,650
Evansville, IN-KY	170	$52,070
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	110	$47,700
Clarksville, TN-KY	40	$33,050
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY	30	$39,000

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
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