Advertising Sales Agents in West Virginia

Get the information you need to know about working as an Advertising Sales Agent.

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

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

• Advertising Sales Agents in West Virginia 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 West Virginia?

In West Virginia, there were 670 people working as Advertising Sales Agents in the year 2018.

There were 660 Advertising Sales Agents employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 10 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for West Virginia

Jobs for Advertising Sales Agents in this state are declining at a rate of 9.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -3.6%.

West Virginia Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 80 annual job openings, and 670 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 West Virginia?

In 2018 wages for Advertising Sales Agents ranged from $20,070 to $78,100 with $41,340 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.65 to $37.55. The median hourly rate was $19.87.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $17.42 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $2.45.

The median salary in West Virginia is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top West Virginia 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
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,850	$57,920
Charleston, WV	140	$42,650
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	110	$47,700
Morgantown, WV	80	$38,810
Wheeling, WV-OH	80	$42,270
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	40	$44,130
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	40	$44,310

Top States for Advertising Sales Agents Employment

View the list below to see 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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