Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
Industries in the Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods subsector sell nondurable goods to other businesses. Nondurable goods are items generally with a normal life expectancy of less than three years. Nondurable goods merchant wholesale trade establishments are engaged in wholesaling products, such as paper and paper products, chemicals and chemical products, drugs, textiles and textile products, apparel, footwear, groceries, farm products, petroleum and petroleum products, alcoholic beverages, books, magazines, newspapers, flowers and nursery stock, and tobacco products. The detailed industries within the subsector are organized in the classification structure based on the products sold. Agents and brokers primarily engaged in wholesaling nondurable goods, generally on a commission or fee basis, are classified in Subsector 425, Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers.
Top Careers in this Sector
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
53-0000
Sales and Related Occupations
41-0000
Material Moving Workers
53-7000
Laborers and Material Movers
53-7060
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
41-4000
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
41-4010
Motor Vehicle Operators
53-3000
Driver/Sales Workers and Truck Drivers
53-3030
Office and Administrative Support Occupations
43-0000
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
41-4012
Management Occupations
11-0000
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
53-3032
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
53-7062
Stockers and Order Fillers
53-7065
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
13-0000
Production Occupations
51-0000
Business Operations Specialists
13-1000
Top Executives
11-1000
Driver/Sales Workers
53-3031
General and Operations Managers
11-1020
Industry Snapshot
Avg Salary
$62,554
Growth Rate
+2.05%
Active Roles
661