Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
41-3091.00
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Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

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Tasks

  • Answer customers' questions about services, prices, availability, or credit terms.
  • Attend sales or trade meetings or read related publications to obtain information about market conditions, business trends, regulations, or industry developments.
  • Compute and compare costs of services.
  • Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and provide ongoing support.
  • Contact prospective or existing customers to discuss how services can meet their needs.
  • Create forms or agreements to complete sales.
  • Develop sales presentations or proposals to explain service specifications.
  • Distribute promotional materials at meetings, conferences, or trade shows.
  • Emphasize or recommend service features based on knowledge of customers' needs and vendor capabilities and limitations.
  • Identify prospective customers using business directories, leads from clients, or information from conferences or trade shows.
  • Inform customers of contracts or other information pertaining to purchased services.
  • Maintain customer records using automated systems.
  • Monitor market conditions, innovations, and competitors' services, prices, and sales.
  • Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.
  • Quote prices, credit terms, contract terms, or fulfillment dates for services.
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Education
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SVP Range
(4.0 to < 6.0)

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Interest code: ECS
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  • Enterprising — Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
  • Conventional — Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or human resources.
  • Social — Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

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Wages & Employment Trends

Median wages (2023)
$31.06 hourly, $64,600 annual
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Employment (2023)
1,170,300 employees
Projected growth (2023-2033)
Average (3% to 5%)
Projected job openings (2023-2033)
117,700
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Top industries (2023)

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data and 2023-2033 employment projections . “Projected growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2023-2033). “Projected job openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.

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