NCCI Code 8742 — Sales Outside
8742
NCCI Code
$0.42
Per $100 Payroll
What Code 8742 Covers
Code 8742 covers outside sales representatives — employees who travel to meet clients, attend trade shows, and make sales calls. The rate is low because the work is primarily conversational, not physical.
Common Misclassification Issues
Inside sales and phone-based sales staff coded as 8742 when they should be 8810 (even lower). Conversely, salespeople who also do delivery or installation should be in higher-rate codes.
How This Affects Your Premium
At $0.42 per $100 of payroll, an employee earning $50,000/year classified under code 8742 adds approximately $210 to your annual premium. If that employee should actually be in a lower-rate code like 8810 (clerical at $0.16/$100), you'd save approximately $130 per employee per year.
Multiply that by every misclassified employee, and the overpayment adds up fast.
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