Parts Salespersons
SOC 41-2022 · 2024-2034
Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $44,845per year
- Projected openings
- 29,780
- Projected change
- +1.1%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Persuasion
- Service Orientation
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $55,010 | 670 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $51,504 | 950 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $50,140 | 1,780 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $48,038 | 330 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $46,596 | 420 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $45,768 | 2,310 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $45,727 | 160 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $45,454 | 2,850 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $44,142 | 610 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $43,682 | 680 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $42,087 | 290 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $41,340 | 190 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $39,919 | 80 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $39,714 | 130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $39,278 | 6,570 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $38,682 | 230 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $38,406 | 920 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $38,293 | 4,040 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $38,273 | 110 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $38,099 | 240 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $37,915 | 1,300 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $37,894 | 150 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $37,843 | 220 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $37,843 | 570 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $37,700 | 210 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $37,444 | 200 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $37,219 | 190 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $37,097 | 2,560 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $36,637 | 420 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 130 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter and Rental Clerks | $45,420 | 77,120 | +3.2% |
| Retail Salespersons | $38,790 | 549,460 | -1.3% |
| Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | $47,621 | 75,500 | -5.2% |
| Stockers and Order Fillers | $43,808 | 565,760 | +15.5% |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | $47,878 | 960 | -16.7% |
| Home Appliance Repairers | $60,134 | 2,340 | -6.1% |