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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Career, Salary and Skills

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $72,080 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 1,238,190. Wage data is published for 445 locations.

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Occupation description

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

O*NET code

41-4012.00

Job zone

4

Typical education

High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Experience

Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

National salary and employment

Median annual

$72,080

Hourly median

$34.65

Employment

1,238,190

Data year

2025

National salary distribution

$39,090
10th
$50,470
25th
$72,080
Median
$99,640
75th
$137,550
90th

Top skills

SkillImportanceLevel
Active Listening4.004.00
Speaking4.004.00
Negotiation3.753.88
Persuasion3.754.00
Social Perceptiveness3.753.50
Critical Thinking3.503.75
Reading Comprehension3.383.75
Writing3.253.25
Coordination3.123.12
Monitoring3.123.25
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Typical tasks

  • Recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests.
  • Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates.
  • Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support.
  • Prepare sales contracts and order forms.
  • Provide customers with product samples and catalogs.
  • Monitor market conditions, product innovations, and competitors' products, prices, and sales.
  • Perform administrative duties, such as preparing sales budgets and reports, keeping sales records, and filing expense account reports.
  • Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms.
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Technology

  • 3M Post-it App
  • ACT! Premium
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Advantage Signature Marketing Group Web Master
  • Airtable
  • Apache Groovy
  • Apple Keynote
  • Apple macOS
  • Aptean Onyx CRM
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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products salary by location

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.