Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing

Also called: Outside Sales Representative, Sales Consultant, Sales Representative (Sales Rep), Salesman,

What they do:

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

On the job, you would:

Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms.
Recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests.
Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates.

Business

sales and marketing
customer service

Arts and Humanities

English language

Math and Science

arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Transportation

movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
talking to others

Social

bringing people together to solve differences
talking people into changing their minds or their behavior

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

communicate by speaking
listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

come up with lots of ideas
group things in different ways

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

They do well at jobs that need:

Analytical Thinking
Dependability
Initiative
Adaptability/Flexibility
Stress Tolerance
Attention to Detail

You might use software like this on the job:

Customer relationship management CRM software

Oracle Eloqua
Salesforce software

Data base user interface and query software

Blackboard software
Yardi

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

NetSuite ERP
Oracle Hyperion

high school diploma/GED
bachelor's degree

usually needed

New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

$59,930

$30,530

$125,300