Sales and Related Occupations

Area	Employment^** Total	Hourly Wage			Annual
Area	Employment^** Total	Mean	Entry	Experienced	Mean	Entry	Experienced
Kansas City^*	52,850	14.11	6.93	17.69	29,344	14,420	36,805
Central Region^*	24,470	10.60	6.15	12.83	22,045	12,783	26,676
Northeast Region^*	7,530	10.94	6.17	13.32	22,754	12,835	27,714
Northwest Region^*	9,150	9.82	6.12	11.68	20,430	12,720	24,285
Ozark Region^*	26,330	11.76	6.61	14.33	24,461	13,751	29,816
South Central Region^*	4,170	10.19	6.19	12.19	21,193	12,871	25,354
Southeast Region^*	14,100	10.32	6.09	12.44	21,475	12,660	25,882
Southwest Region^*	10,820	11.03	6.17	13.46	22,939	12,833	27,992
St. Charles^*	11,960	12.55	6.72	15.47	26,105	13,980	32,167
St. Louis City^*	15,350	17.17	7.26	22.12	35,714	15,111	46,016
St. Louis County^*	74,790	15.24	7.00	19.35	31,693	14,565	40,257
West Central Region^*	8,410	10.22	6.14	12.26	21,260	12,774	25,503
Jefferson/Franklin Consortium^*	7,590	11.26	6.19	13.80	23,422	12,873	28,697

Area	Employment ^**		Change 2000-2010		Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Area	2000 Estimated	2010 Projected	Number	Percent	Annual Avg Openings	Long-term Outlook
Missouri	320,370	351,690	31,320	9.78	13,137	NA
Kansas City MSA	113,230	124,970	11,740	10.37	4,690	NA
St Louis MSA	149,040	158,850	9,810	6.58	5,656	NA
Central Region^*	28,960	32,740	3,780	13.05	1,307	NA
Northeast Region^*	9,310	10,300	990	10.63	398	NA
Northwest Region^*	11,320	12,200	880	7.77	359	NA
Ozark Region^*	29,540	33,870	4,330	14.66	1,349	NA
South Central Region^*	7,180	7,770	590	8.22	282	NA
Southeast Region^*	16,730	18,340	1,610	9.62	694	NA
Southwest Region^*	13,100	14,210	1,110	8.47	523	NA
West Central Region^*	10,560	11,320	760	7.20	411	NA