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Advertising Sales Agents in Mississippi
Is Mississippi a good place for you to work as an Advertising Sales Agent?
While jobs for Advertising Sales Agents in Mississippi are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Advertising Sales Agents in Mississippi is expected to decrease.
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Advertising Sales Agents in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
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How Many Advertising Sales Agents Work in Mississippi?
610 people worked as Advertising Sales Agents in 2018 in this state.
There were 680 Advertising Sales Agents employed in this state in 2017.
That’s a decline of 70 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 1,410 Advertising Sales Agents working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Advertising Sales Agents than average.
Job Projections for Mississippi
Jobs for Advertising Sales Agents in this state are declining at a rate of 5.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.6%.
Mississippi Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 90 annual job openings, and a total of 710 jobs for Mississippi Advertising Sales Agents in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 17,700 annual jobs and 144,500 total jobs in 2026.
What do Advertising Sales Agents Make in Mississippi?
In 2018 wages for Advertising Sales Agents ranged from $17,260 to $63,110 with $30,930 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.3 to $30.34. The median hourly rate was $14.87.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $14.75 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $0.12.
The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Mississippi 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 |
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Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 330 | $50,810 |
Jackson, MS | 190 | $31,720 |
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS | 60 | $35,870 |
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 |
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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 |
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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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