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Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.
Other titles employers use
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Who it suits
Would this work hold your attention?
This career often appeals to people drawn to persuading, organizing and helping work.
- Persuading
- Leading, selling, starting projects, or making a case
- Organizing
- Creating order, checking details, and keeping work accurate
Tools of the work
Technology you may use.
- Operating system software
- Sales and marketing software
- Analytical or scientific software
- Spreadsheet software
- Office suite software
- Electronic mail software
- Presentation software
- Project management software
Opportunity near you
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Choose a state to compare the size of the field, annual openings, and expected hiring change.
- People doing this work
- 138,000
- Job openings each year
- 13,420
- Expected hiring change, 2022–2032
- 7.8%
Compare every available state
| State | People doing it | Job openings each year | Expected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 138,000 | 13,420 | 7.8% |
| Texas | 116,830 | 11,870 | 18.4% |
| Florida | 108,040 | 10,840 | 15.0% |
| New York | 82,720 | 610 | 8.0% |
| Colorado | 49,490 | 5,020 | 18.1% |
| Illinois | 48,400 | 4,600 | 3.3% |
| New Jersey | 42,620 | 4,040 | 2.8% |
| Virginia | 38,560 | 3,670 | 3.5% |
| Georgia | 37,920 | 3,760 | 12.1% |
| North Carolina | 37,540 | 3,690 | 9.9% |
| Ohio | 37,120 | 3,510 | 2.5% |
| Pennsylvania | 34,930 | 3,320 | 3.4% |
| Arizona | 28,370 | 2,860 | 16.0% |
| Michigan | 27,070 | 2,550 | 2.0% |
| Maryland | 25,710 | 2,470 | 5.0% |
| Washington | 23,030 | 2,720 | 19.2% |
| Tennessee | 21,510 | 2,210 | 21.7% |
| Wisconsin | 21,440 | 2,100 | 9.3% |
| Minnesota | 20,380 | 1,970 | 6.5% |
| Indiana | 19,220 | 1,850 | 5.8% |
| Utah | 17,370 | 1,820 | 26.7% |
| South Carolina | 17,140 | 1,680 | 9.7% |
| Missouri | 16,640 | 1,570 | 2.3% |
| Alabama | 13,260 | 1,280 | 6.6% |
| Kentucky | 13,220 | 1,270 | 5.3% |
| Kansas | 12,770 | 1,220 | 3.6% |
| Oklahoma | 12,270 | 1,180 | 5.4% |
| Nevada | 10,930 | 1,100 | 16.0% |
| Oregon | 10,500 | 1,040 | 11.1% |
| Connecticut | 9,640 | 940 | 8.7% |
| Massachusetts | 9,440 | 910 | 5.9% |
| Arkansas | 8,780 | 850 | 7.7% |
| Louisiana | 6,660 | 630 | 2.8% |
| Iowa | 6,230 | 610 | 9.7% |
| New Hampshire | 5,540 | 540 | 8.4% |
| Idaho | 5,200 | 530 | 18.2% |
| Nebraska | 4,690 | 450 | 6.3% |
| Mississippi | 4,360 | 410 | 3.3% |
| New Mexico | 3,710 | 380 | 18.2% |
| Rhode Island | 3,550 | 350 | 8.2% |
| Delaware | 3,530 | 330 | 1.7% |
| District of Columbia | 3,520 | 340 | 8.6% |
| West Virginia | 3,200 | 310 | 7.7% |
| Maine | 2,790 | 260 | — |
| Montana | 1,960 | 190 | 10.1% |
| North Dakota | 1,520 | 150 | 10.1% |
| Vermont | 1,500 | 150 | 14.5% |
| Puerto Rico | 1,180 | 120 | 9.3% |
| Wyoming | 1,080 | 110 | 18.7% |
| Alaska | 810 | 80 | 2.5% |
| South Dakota | 750 | 70 | 7.1% |
| Guam | 200 | 20 | 11.1% |
| Virgin Islands | 80 | 10 | 33.3% |
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- Admit rate
- 50%
- Annual cost after aid
- $6,000
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- Degrees each year
- 311
- Admit rate
- 63%
- Annual cost after aid
- $17,000
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Open college WIUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison
- Degrees each year
- 232
- Admit rate
- 43%
- Annual cost after aid
- $8,000
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Open college PAWest Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Degrees each year
- 229
- Admit rate
- 79%
- Annual cost after aid
- $20,000
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Open college SCUniversity of South Carolina-Columbia
- Degrees each year
- 147
- Admit rate
- 61%
- Annual cost after aid
- $20,000
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Open college MNUniversity of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- Degrees each year
- 105
- Admit rate
- 77%
- Annual cost after aid
- $10,000
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Open college INPurdue University-Main Campus
- Degrees each year
- 94
- Admit rate
- 50%
- Annual cost after aid
- $9,000
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Open college MNUniversity of Minnesota-Duluth
- Degrees each year
- 50
- Admit rate
- 82%
- Annual cost after aid
- $12,000
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