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Driver/Sales Workers in Rhode Island

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-1% Jobs Projection

$27,210 Median Salary

170 Job Openings

While jobs for Driver/Sales Workers in Rhode Island are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

Employment for Driver/Sales Workers in Rhode Island is expected to decrease.
Driver/Sales Workers in Rhode Island earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

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How Many Driver/Sales Workers Work in Rhode Island?

In Rhode Island, there were 1,500 people working as Driver/Sales Workers in the year 2018.

There were 1,550 Driver/Sales Workers employed in this state in 2017.

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

The typical state has 4,980 Driver/Sales Workers working in it, which means Rhode Island has fewer Driver/Sales Workers than average.

Job Projections for Rhode Island

Jobs for Driver/Sales Workers in this state are declining at a rate of 1.2% which is a slower decline than the nationwide estimated projection of %.

Rhode Island Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 170 annual job openings, and 1,630 total jobs in 2026 for Driver/Sales Workers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 48,200 annual jobs and 461,000 total jobs in 2026.

What do Driver/Sales Workers Make in Rhode Island?

In 2018 wages for Driver/Sales Workers ranged from $21,480 to $41,410 with $27,210 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.33 to $19.91. The median hourly rate was $13.08.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.47 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.61.

The median salary in Rhode Island is higher than the nationwide median salary.

Top Rhode Island Metros for Driver/Sales Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Driver/Sales Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	1,630	$27,770
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI	190	n/a

Top States for Driver/Sales Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Driver/Sales Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Texas	42,440	$23,940
California	36,440	$32,940
Florida	28,850	$20,580
Ohio	21,710	$19,950
New York	21,420	$24,870
North Carolina	17,360	$20,060
Pennsylvania	16,080	$20,790
Georgia	13,920	$20,500
Illinois	13,320	$20,530
Michigan	12,880	$21,770
Colorado	10,440	$23,470
Minnesota	10,180	$23,750
Arizona	10,020	$27,020
Missouri	9,250	$23,500
Virginia	9,140	$29,940
Indiana	9,080	$19,700
Washington	8,760	$26,410
New Jersey	8,680	$30,000
Massachusetts	7,910	$31,250
Wisconsin	7,830	$26,650

Below are the states where Driver/Sales Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$32,940
Alabama	$32,330
Vermont	$31,870
Hawaii	$31,320
Massachusetts	$31,250
Montana	$31,050
Oregon	$30,580
Nevada	$30,070
New Jersey	$30,000
Alaska	$29,980

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