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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$69,990

United States, 2025

Employment

1,256,010

United States, 2025

Typical education

Not recorded

Job Zone 2

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

O*NET code
41-3091.00
Job zone
2
Experience required
Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years

Typical tasks

  • Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and provide ongoing support.
  • Answer customers' questions about services, prices, availability, or credit terms.
  • Develop sales presentations or proposals to explain service specifications.
  • Create forms or agreements to complete sales.
  • Contact prospective or existing customers to discuss how services can meet their needs.
  • Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.
  • Quote prices, credit terms, contract terms, or fulfillment dates for services.
  • Maintain customer records using automated systems.

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Salary analysis — United States

$37,980
10th
$47,670
25th
$69,990
Median
$100,480
75th
$148,840
90th

10th percentile

$37,980

25th percentile

$47,670

75th percentile

$100,480

90th percentile

$148,840

Most important skills

  • Speaking3.9
  • Active Listening3.9
  • Reading Comprehension3.6
  • Time Management3.4
  • Critical Thinking3.4
  • Active Learning3.4
  • Negotiation3.4
  • Service Orientation3.4
  • Writing3.4
  • Social Perceptiveness3.4
  • Persuasion3.4
  • Monitoring3.1

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 14 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

14

Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.

Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Active Listening3.93.8Not selected3.8
Speaking3.93.6Not selected3.6
Reading Comprehension3.63.6Not selected3.6
Service Orientation3.43.6Not selected3.6
Critical Thinking3.43.5Not selected3.5
Persuasion3.43.5Not selected3.5
Negotiation3.43.3Not selected3.3
Writing3.43.3Not selected3.3
Social Perceptiveness3.43.3Not selected3.3
Active Learning3.43.1Not selected3.1
Monitoring3.13.0Not selected3.0
Judgment and Decision Making3.03.1Not selected3.1
Time Management3.42.8Not selected2.8
Complex Problem Solving3.02.8Not selected2.8

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
San Jose, CA$116,51013,3902025
Boulder, CO$99,9903,2302025
San Francisco, CA$96,96029,9802025
New York, NY$93,75091,6802025
NY$92,19080,5102025
MA$83,76032,3002025
Boston, MA$83,42025,3102025
Seattle, WA$82,54012,4502025
RI$81,4502025
CA$80,850156,1102025
Denver, CO$80,65024,4802025
Midland, TX$80,4601,7102025
WA$79,92018,9502025
CO$79,81037,8102025
Burlington, VT$79,6805002025
Pittsfield, MA$79,5303502025
Los Angeles, CA$79,45050,4702025
NJ$79,20044,9802025
Atlanta, GA$78,95033,9002025
Lawrence, KS$78,4103602025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.