What the numbers say about this work

Government occupation data for the role this maps to — Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (SOC 41-4011). This is planning context for the occupation, not a salary or a job this role guarantees you.

Median pay (occupation)

$104,920 / yr · $52,600 to $200,440 (10th–90th percentile)

Projected change (2024–34)

+1.9% · ~27.2k openings/yr

Typical entry education

Bachelor's degree

BLS OEWS — occupation-level, national BLS Employment Projections 2024–34 This role uses a broad O*NET-SOC/BLS occupation mapping. Treat salary, outlook, and task data as occupation-level evidence, not a guarantee for this exact job title.

What it pays by metro

The national median hides a wide geographic spread. Below is the occupation’s median in some of the highest-paying and largest-employment metros, adjusted for local prices — regional price-level context, not take-home pay or a salary this role guarantees you.

See all metros and how this is calculated → Sources: BLS OEWS (May 2025), occupation-level metro median ÷ BEA Regional Price Parities (2024, US=100).

What this work involves

The tasks the U.S. Department of Labor’s O*NET lists most central to this occupation — role-fit evidence to weigh against your background, not a measure of employer demand.

• Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.
• Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
• Visit establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales.
• Maintain customer records, using automated systems.
• Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
• Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.

O*NET — occupation-level

Skills that matter

The skills O*NET rates most important for this occupation. A starting map for what to build — weigh it against the specific job you’re targeting.

• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Reading Comprehension
• Active Learning
• Critical Thinking
• Writing
• Monitoring
• Mathematics

O*NET — occupation-level

What employers ask for right now

The skills and certifications employers most often name in a sample of 407public job postings for this role. Treat it as a to-learn list — it’s dated hiring language, not a count of open jobs, demand, or salary.

Most-named skills

• Python 86
• Cybersecurity 80
• Problem solving 74
• Excel 52
• AWS 51
• Azure 49
• API 48
• Project Management 45
• SQL 44
• GCP 32
• Software development 32
• Agile 31

Certifications named

• CCNA 7
• Network+ 7
• Security+ 7
• PMP 2

Compare what employers ask across roles → Qualitative employer-language sample only; do not use as official demand, market-size, salary, or certification ROI evidence.