Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products
Also called:
Sales Representative, Account Manager, Sales Manager, Inside Sales Representative
What they do:
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 post-secondary education.
On the job, you would:
- Contact new and existing customers to discuss their needs, and to explain how these needs could be met by specific products and services.
- Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
- Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.
Business
- sales and marketing
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Manufactured or Agricultural Goods
- manufacture and distribution of products
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Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Social
- talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
- understanding people's reactions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- use rules to solve problems
- notice when problems happen
Memory
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
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People interested in this work like activities that include
leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Initiative
- Independence
- Achievement/Effort
- Persistence
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
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You might use software like this on the job:
Customer relationship management CRM software
- ActionWare
- FrontRange Solutions Goldmine software
Electronic mail software
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Microsoft Exchange
Data base user interface and query software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Access
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bachelor's degree or
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$74,750
per year, on average
This work is part of the .
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