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| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 26 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 27 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 25 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 25 | 0.00% |
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $45,467 | $21.86 | +4.5% |
| 2025 | $43,525 | $20.93 | +1.9% |
| 2024 | $42,694 | $20.53 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | $41,607 | $20.00 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | $40,542 | $19.49 | +3.6% |
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 192 | 28% |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 724 | 11% |
| 3 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 347 | 11% |
| 4 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 431 | 10% |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 106 | 10% |
| 6 | Delaware | 961,939 | 96 | 10% |
| 7 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 1,134 | 9% |
| 8 | Georgia | 10,429,379 | 920 | 9% |
| 9 | Colorado | 5,607,154 | 523 | 9% |
| 10 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 316 | 9% |
| 11 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 152 | 9% |
| 12 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 96 | 9% |
| 13 | California | 39,536,653 | 2,975 | 8% |
| 14 | North Carolina | 10,273,419 | 862 | 8% |
| 15 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 682 | 8% |
| 16 | Washington | 7,405,743 | 567 | 8% |
| 17 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 537 | 8% |
| 18 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 528 | 8% |
| 19 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 111 | 8% |
| 20 | Vermont | 623,657 | 52 | 8% |

University of Maryland

University of Maryland
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Roland Rust Ph.D.: One might think that a stellar sales record would be most important, but that would be most relevant only if the individual has prior sales manager experience. If promoting a salesperson to sales manager, the thing that may be missing is administrative and managerial skills. In addition, we are in a technological revolution, driven by AI, which means that prior knowledge and experience with AI-related analysis would also definitely stand out (although probably hard to find).