How much do sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel make in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area?

What the Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median says in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area at $45,610 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 41-3091 and BLS area 2900003.

BLS lists 420 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $58,590 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area's Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is 34.8% below the U.S. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $69,990 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 41-3091 with area 2900003

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 41-3091 and area 2900003. SOC 41-3091 names Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Area 2900003 names Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 41-3091/2900003 row has 420 wage and salary jobs. There are 2.56 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.32. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 41-3091/2900003, the annual median is $45,610 per year, while the matching mean is $58,590 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 41-3091/2900003 10th percentile: $31,310 per year.
• 41-3091/2900003 25th percentile: $37,060 per year.
• 41-3091/2900003 median: $45,610 per year.
• 41-3091/2900003 75th percentile: $70,720 per year.
• 41-3091/2900003 90th percentile: $99,990 per year.
• 41-3091/2900003 employment RSE: 6.2%. Mean-wage RSE: 3.7%.
• 41-3091/2900003 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 2900003 facts behind this Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel page

Area 2900003 reports 164,560 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $49,820. Its annual median is $39,990. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.4%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 41-3091 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area runs from $28,600 at the 10th percentile to $78,850 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $31,760. The median is $39,990. The 75th percentile is $56,310. This is a place check, not a pay range for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 2900003. They do not show related skills or a path into Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides. Area: 2900003. SOC: 31-1120. Jobs: 12,040. Yearly median: $30,840. Jobs per 1,000: 73.19. Location quotient: 2.64.
• 2. General and Operations Managers. Area: 2900003. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 5,740. Yearly median: $64,670. Jobs per 1,000: 34.87. Location quotient: 1.55.
• 3. Cashiers. Area: 2900003. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 5,060. Yearly median: $28,960. Jobs per 1,000: 30.77. Location quotient: 1.55.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 2900003. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 3,960. Yearly median: $35,140. Jobs per 1,000: 24.07. Location quotient: 1.32.
• 5. Cooks, Fast Food. Area: 2900003. SOC: 35-2011. Jobs: 3,820. Yearly median: $28,600. Jobs per 1,000: 23.19. Location quotient: 5.62.
• 6. Retail Salespersons. Area: 2900003. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 3,800. Yearly median: $31,980. Jobs per 1,000: 23.09. Location quotient: 0.92.

Read the Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area wage ladder for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

The 10th percentile is $31,310 per year. The 25th percentile is $37,060 per year. The median is $45,610 per year. The 75th percentile is $70,720 per year. The 90th percentile is $99,990 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $37,060 per year to $70,720 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $68,680. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area with its state and the U.S.

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area has a annual median of $45,610 per year. Missouri has $60,440 per year. The U.S. row has $69,990 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area is 24.5% below Missouri on the same published median. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area is 34.8% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area ranks 127 of 136 among nonmetro areas with a published annual median for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 127 of 136 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 124. Central Louisiana nonmetropolitan area. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $45,880 per year. BLS estimates 200 jobs. The location quotient is 0.32.
• 125. East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $45,640 per year. BLS estimates 130 jobs. The location quotient is 0.24.
• 126. South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $45,640 per year. BLS estimates 210 jobs. The location quotient is 0.22.
• 128. North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $44,880 per year. BLS estimates 370 jobs. The location quotient is 0.4.
• 129. Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $44,630 per year. BLS estimates 170 jobs. The location quotient is 0.43.
• 130. Virgin Islands (nonmetro area). The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $42,980 per year. BLS estimates 80 jobs. The location quotient is 0.3.

Where Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel medians lead among nonmetro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 41-3091, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same nonmetro map type. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has the highest published median in this set, at $116,840 per year. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area sits at $45,610 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $116,840 per year, or $71,230 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 410 jobs there, compared with 420 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.58.
• 2. Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $93,710 per year, or $48,100 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 170 jobs there, compared with 420 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.24.
• 3. Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $82,790 per year, or $37,180 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 690 jobs there, compared with 420 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.88.
• 4. Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $79,550 per year, or $33,940 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,030 jobs there, compared with 420 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.76.
• 5. Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $78,390 per year, or $32,780 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 960 jobs there, compared with 420 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.1.
• 6. Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $77,730 per year, or $32,120 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists Not published jobs there, compared with 420 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is Not published.
• 7. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $77,730 per year, or $32,120 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,190 jobs there, compared with 420 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 1.11.
• 8. Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area has a Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median of $76,610 per year, or $31,000 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 280 jobs there, compared with 420 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. The location quotient is 0.39.

Where BLS counts the most Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs

North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has the largest published nonmetro job estimate for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel in this same-source set, at 1,700 jobs. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area has 420. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 1,700 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 1,280 jobs from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $59,530 per year, or $13,920 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.76.
• 2. Kansas nonmetropolitan area has 1,650 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 1,230 jobs from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $52,830 per year, or $7,220 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.55.
• 3. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 1,390 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 970 jobs from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $57,390 per year, or $11,780 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.65.
• 4. Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 1,390 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 970 jobs from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $56,970 per year, or $11,360 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.68.
• 5. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has 1,190 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 770 jobs from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $77,730 per year, or $32,120 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 6. Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 1,110 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 690 jobs from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $60,520 per year, or $14,910 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.69.
• 7. Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has 1,060 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 640 jobs from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $68,570 per year, or $22,960 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.7.
• 8. Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area has 1,040 estimated Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs, a gap of 620 jobs from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its median is $56,970 per year, or $11,360 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. Its location quotient is 0.54.

Where Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel takes the largest share of local jobs

Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has the highest published location quotient in this nonmetro set, at 1.11. Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area has 0.32. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.11, a gap of 0.79 from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,190 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $77,730 per year, or $32,120 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
• 2. Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 1.1, a gap of 0.78 from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 960 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $78,390 per year, or $32,780 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
• 3. Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.88, a gap of 0.56 from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 690 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $82,790 per year, or $37,180 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
• 4. South Florida nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.86, a gap of 0.54 from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 610 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $62,120 per year, or $16,510 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
• 5. Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.76, a gap of 0.44 from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,030 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $79,550 per year, or $33,940 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
• 6. North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.76, a gap of 0.44 from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 1,700 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $59,530 per year, or $13,920 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
• 7. East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.72, a gap of 0.40 from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 830 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $55,010 per year, or $9,400 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.
• 8. Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a location quotient of 0.72, a gap of 0.40 from Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. BLS lists 670 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs and a median of $56,790 per year, or $11,180 above Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area.

How common Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel is in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area

BLS lists 420 Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. It also lists 2.56 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.32. A value of 1 means Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel beside other roles in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area

The all-occupations median in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area is $39,990 per year. The Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel median is $45,610 per year. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel is 14.1% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area median of $45,470 per year. BLS lists 1,920 jobs and a location quotient of 1.19.
• 2. Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers, SOC 33-3051, has a Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area median of $45,040 per year. BLS lists 1,120 jobs and a location quotient of 1.58.
• 3. Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, SOC 49-3023, has a Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area median of $44,540 per year. BLS lists 1,130 jobs and a location quotient of 1.51.
• 4. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education, SOC 25-2021, has a Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area median of $47,160 per year. BLS lists 3,200 jobs and a location quotient of 2.18.
• 5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area median of $48,480 per year. BLS lists 3,490 jobs and a location quotient of 1.6.
• 6. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education, SOC 25-2031, has a Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area median of $48,480 per year. BLS lists 1,990 jobs and a location quotient of 1.76.
• 7. Correctional Officers and Jailers, SOC 33-3012, has a Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area median of $42,620 per year. BLS lists 1,460 jobs and a location quotient of 3.64.
• 8. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers, SOC 41-1011, has a Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area median of $42,450 per year. BLS lists 1,310 jobs and a location quotient of 1.11.

The largest detailed roles in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area

Home Health and Personal Care Aides is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area table, at 12,040 jobs. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has 420 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 164,560. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 12,040 jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 11,620 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $30,840 per year, or $14,770 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 2.64.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has 5,740 jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5,320 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $64,670 per year, or $19,060 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.55.
• 3. Cashiers has 5,060 jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 4,640 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $28,960 per year, or $16,650 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.55.
• 4. Stockers and Order Fillers has 3,960 jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,540 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $35,140 per year, or $10,470 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.32.
• 5. Cooks, Fast Food has 3,820 jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,400 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $28,600 per year, or $17,010 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 5.62.
• 6. Retail Salespersons has 3,800 jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,380 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $31,980 per year, or $13,630 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 0.92.
• 7. Registered Nurses has 3,650 jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,230 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $77,220 per year, or $31,610 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 8. Office Clerks, General has 3,510 jobs in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3,090 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its median is $38,210 per year, or $7,400 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.34.

Published role medians around Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area

Registered Nurses has the highest published median in the bounded Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area role table, at $77,220 per year. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has $45,610 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $39,990 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Registered Nurses has a median of $77,220 per year in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, or $31,610 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 3,650 jobs, compared with 420 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 2. General and Operations Managers has a median of $64,670 per year in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, or $19,060 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 5,740 jobs, compared with 420 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.55.
• 3. First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers has a median of $60,110 per year in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, or $14,500 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 1,230 jobs, compared with 420 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.72.
• 4. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a median of $59,050 per year in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, or $13,440 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 1,690 jobs, compared with 420 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 2.46.
• 5. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a median of $48,480 per year in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, or $2,870 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 3,490 jobs, compared with 420 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.6.
• 6. Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education has a median of $48,480 per year in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, or $2,870 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 1,990 jobs, compared with 420 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.76.
• 7. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a median of $47,160 per year in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, or $1,550 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 3,200 jobs, compared with 420 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 2.18.
• 8. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a median of $45,470 per year in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, or $140 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 1,920 jobs, compared with 420 for Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. Its location quotient is 1.19.

Roles with the largest local share in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area

Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area role table, at 5.62. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel has 0.32. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 5.62 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 5.30 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 3,820 jobs and a median of $28,600 per year, or $17,010 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 2. Correctional Officers and Jailers has a location quotient of 3.64 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 3.32 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 1,460 jobs and a median of $42,620 per year, or $2,990 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 3. Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria has a location quotient of 2.82 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.50 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 1,320 jobs and a median of $29,360 per year, or $16,250 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 4. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has a location quotient of 2.64 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.32 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 12,040 jobs and a median of $30,840 per year, or $14,770 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 5. Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses has a location quotient of 2.46 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 2.14 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 1,690 jobs and a median of $59,050 per year, or $13,440 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 6. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education has a location quotient of 2.18 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.86 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 3,200 jobs and a median of $47,160 per year, or $1,550 above Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 7. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.92 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.60 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,950 jobs and a median of $35,870 per year, or $9,740 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.
• 8. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.76 in Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, a gap of 1.44 from Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. BLS lists 2,620 jobs and a median of $38,990 per year, or $6,620 below Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel.

What $45,610 may mean after the Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area price level

WageScope has no exact approved 2024 BEA price row for Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area. It does not use a nearby place or a broad state value as a stand-in. The $45,610 BLS median stays a nominal wage.

No price row means no national-price-dollar proxy. It does not mean prices match the U.S. level. It does not say whether a wage goes far or not. The source is missing for this exact map key, so the price answer stays open.

You can still compare Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel with the U.S. or with like nonmetro areas on the same BLS metric. Keep that as a nominal wage comparison. Add price-level context only when an exact reviewed row exists.

How much care to use with the Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area row

The employment RSE for this Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel row is 6.2%. The mean-wage RSE is 3.7%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 420 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $58,590 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel. It uses a Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $45,610 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel row for Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 420 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.32 is not a growth score. Rank 127 of 136 is not a place score. A missing price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 41-3091 in BLS area 2900003. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.