Sales Engineers
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Automation risk
Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 34% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Sales Engineers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Sales Engineers' job openings is expected to rise 5.7% by 2032
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2023.
Wages
In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Sales Engineers' was $108,530, or $52 per hour
'Sales Engineers' were paid 134.4% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2022 there were 59,700 people employed as 'Sales Engineers' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Sales Engineers'.
Job description
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
SOC Code: 41-9031.00
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Comments
In my experience, one of the main keys of this role in order to produce results is to build a relationship with the customer and become a trusted advisor.
You could put a super sophisticated IA consicousness with a real life avatar like in a zoom call, but i think that will take a while. but in the short term, IA can (and should) automate some parts of this role, like filling RFPs and asking questions, implement chatgpt to troubleshoot and assist in technical micro aspects of a deal's poc/pilot, etc. maybe, automating some or most part of this role may lead to the role to evolve itself, but i don't think that any current job can resist a few decades proof of time.
Millenials, centenials and company will have to reinvent ourselves professionally multiple times before we can retire - if we can retire at all.
There are many aspects that will be automated, such as sending follow-ups and writing repetitive reports. However, in general, lab analysis will be automated first because it is the most repetitive and low-margin aspect of engineering sales.
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