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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

General Information

Description

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.

Workplace at a Glance

What you can expect to experience while on the job

  • Responsibility
  • Exposure to job hazards
  • Physical activity
  • Decision making
  • Repetitiveness
  • Level of competition
  • Time pressure

Industry areas

  • Marketing

Job Outlook

Projected Job Growth (2021 - 2031)
+4%
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Job Outlook

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Overall employment of wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives is projected to grow 4 percent from 2021 to 2031, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 170,000 openings for wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.

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Salary

Average Salary

Salary

$94,840

State-by-state Salary

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$133,220
$60,160
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • Bachelor's degree 39%
  • Some college 30%
  • High school 14%
  • Post-secondary certificate 13%
  • Post baccalaureate 1%
  • Master's degree 0%
  • Doctoral degree 0%
  • Associate's degree 0%
  • Less than high school 0%
  • Post-doctoral training 0%
  • Post-master's certificate 0%
  • First professional degree 0%

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PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS

You may find this career fulfilling if you consider yourself to be:

  • Enterprising — You have an interest in managing, negotiating and marketing, or leading and advising others.
  • Conventional — You have an interest in following procedures and regulations to organize information or data.

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Skills at a Glance

Skills helpful in this career

  • Verbal skills
  • Critical thinking & problem solving
  • Equipment operation & maintenance
  • Math & science skills
  • Technology design & control
  • Leadership

Knowledge

  • Sales and Marketing
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Mathematics
  • English Language

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* Military pay may be higher based on specialty pays or bonuses. Learn more about Military benefits.

Data supplied by Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center of Education Statistics, Defense Manpower Data Center (View our update schedule). Contact any business, college or military service branch to answer additional questions.