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Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors

General Information

Description

Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.

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 (2022 - 2032)
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Job Outlook

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Overall employment of wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives is projected to show little or no change from 2022 to 2032. Despite limited employment growth, about 148,000 openings for wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Most 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

Salary Information

Median Salary This is the median, or the midpoint, of the salary range for this career.

$97,710

State-by-state Salary

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Salary Range Salary varies based on years of experience, degree level and location.

$53,490
$162,280
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Education & Interests

Most Common Education Levels

People in this career achieve this level of education.

  • Some college 38%
  • Bachelor's degree 34%
  • Associate's degree 8%
  • Post baccalaureate 6%
  • High school 5%
  • Post-secondary certificate 5%
  • Master's degree 0%
  • Doctoral 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.
  • Realistic — You have an interest in physically working with equipment, materials or structures.

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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

  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Engineering and Technology
  • English Language

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