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

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $104,920 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 284,800. Wage data is published for 335 locations.

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Occupation description

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 postsecondary education.

O*NET code

41-4011.00

Job zone

4

Typical education

Bachelor's Degree

Experience

Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years

National salary and employment

Median annual

$104,920

Hourly median

$50.44

Employment

284,800

Data year

2025

National salary distribution

$52,600
10th
$75,030
25th
$104,920
Median
$158,160
75th
$200,440
90th

Top skills

SkillImportanceLevel
Persuasion4.254.00
Speaking4.254.00
Active Listening4.124.12
Negotiation4.004.00
Social Perceptiveness3.883.75
Service Orientation3.753.38
Reading Comprehension3.754.12
Coordination3.623.38
Active Learning3.503.75
Critical Thinking3.383.75
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Typical tasks

  • Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.
  • Visit establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales.
  • Maintain customer records, using automated systems.
  • Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
  • Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.
  • Contact new or existing customers to discuss how specific products or services can meet their needs.
  • Emphasize product features, based on analyses of customers' needs and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations.
  • Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders.
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Technology

  • YouTube
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  • AdTrack Customer Acquisition Management CAM
  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • AMG Teleran SalesInSync
  • Apache Hadoop
  • Cegedim Target Software Target SFA Pharmaceutical Suite
  • Citrix cloud computing software
  • Enterprise application integration EAI software
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Google Ads
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Workspace software
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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, 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.