DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	2,910	282	$26.02/hr	$0.99/hr	$12.77/hr	$16.22/hr	$23.07/hr	$31.77/hr	$44.96/hr
U S	145,500	2,328	$27.74/hr	$0.25/hr	$11.10/hr	$15.26/hr	$22.42/hr	$34.37/hr	$49.95/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for Advertising Sales Agents Industry OES Employment OES Median Wage Financial Activities 1,630 $20.18/hr Professional and Business Services 1,140 $26.47/hr Manufacturing 80 $26.33/hr Leisure and Hospitality 30 $22.47/hr Trade, Transportation and Utilities 10 $16.71/hr

Other Regional Data For Advertising Sales Agents Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change 2010 - 2020 Minnesota 2,910 $23.07/hr 6.8% Minneapolis-Saint Paul MN-WI MSA 2,140 $25.02/hr N/A Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 2,090 $25.34/hr 4.8% Northwest Balance of State 220 $20.40/hr N/A Northwest Minnesota 190 $20.35/hr 10.0% Fargo-Moorhead ND-MN MSA 180 $17.34/hr N/A Central Minnesota 160 $20.74/hr 9.1% Southeast Minnesota 140 $16.30/hr N/A Southwest Minnesota 120 $15.70/hr 6.4% Southeast Balance of State 120 $16.53/hr N/A Northeast Minnesota 110 $16.66/hr 8.8% Southwest Balance of State 100 $14.81/hr N/A Saint Cloud MN MSA 100 $22.59/hr N/A Duluth-Superior MN-WI MSA 70 $15.77/hr N/A La Crosse WI-MN MSA 70 $24.88/hr N/A Northeast Balance of State 60 $18.37/hr N/A Rochester MN MSA 60 $16.32/hr N/A Mankato-North Mankato, MN MetroSA 30 $17.07/hr N/A Grand Forks ND-MN MSA 30 $22.46/hr N/A

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Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
	Employment	Median Wage	% Change 2010 - 2020
Driver/Sales Workers	7,610	$10.41/hr	7.9%
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• Advises customer in advantages of various types of programming and methods of composing layouts and designs for signs and displays.
• Exhibits prepared layouts with mats and copy with headings.
• Visits advertisers to point out advantages of publication.
• Draws up contract covering arrangements for designing, fabricating, erecting, and maintaining sign or display.
• Calls on prospects and presents outlines of various programs or commercial announcements.
• Prepares list of prospects for classified and display space for publication from leads in other papers and from old accounts.
• Informs customer of types of artwork available by providing samples.
• Arranges for and accompanies prospect to commercial taping sessions.
• Delivers advertising or illustration proofs to customer for approval.
• Collects payments due.
• Writes copy as part of layout.
• Computes job costs.
• Plans and sketches layouts to meet customer needs.
• Prepares promotional plans, sales literature, and sales contracts, using computer.
• Calls on advertisers and sales promotion people to obtain information concerning prospects for current advertising and sales promotion.
• Obtains pertinent information concerning prospect's past and current advertising for use in sales presentation.
• Sells signs to be made according to customers' specifications, utilizing knowledge of lettering, color harmony, and sign making processes.