Overview
1. Automation Risk
2. User Poll
3. Growth
4. Wages
5. Volume
Decription
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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Moderate Risk
51%
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AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
63%
(High Risk)
POLLING
38%
(Low Risk)
Average: 51%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
3.1%
by year 2033
WAGES
$99,710
or $47.93 per hour
Volume
311,780
as of 2023
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
5.8/10

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Calculated automation risk

63% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some very important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Persuasion

  • Negotiation

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Social Perceptiveness

  • Originality

User poll

38% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 63% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

The following graph is 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

Moderate growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products' job openings is expected to rise 3.1% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2024.

Wages

Very high paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products' was $99,710, or $47 per hour

'Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products' were paid 107.5% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly greater range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 311,780 people employed as 'Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products' within the United States.

This represents around 0.21% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 487 people are employed as 'Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products'.

Job 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.

SOC Code: 41-4011.00

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Comments

Emma (Low) 17 days ago
Depending on the product sold, I don’t see people buying critical and expensive software from AI.
That is if buyers remain people themselves.
In a market where several products fit a company’s criteria, only a person can push for the product they’re selling. Using different methods like research, gifts, creating rapport etc.
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Fabio (No chance) 1 year ago
K2B sales impossible to be computed as every new interaction is new no historic
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Hayden Hall (Uncertain) 1 year ago
in Enterprise B2B tech personally, and I think much of what I do day-to-day could be automated. However, negotiating complex deals / ideating applications for tech in a complex (often quite unique) enterprise environment + gaining stakeholder alignment etc. may not be so easy to automate in near-term.
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Joao Alves Kobal Neto (Uncertain) 4 years ago
I think the total replace is not possible. All off de customers prefer relationship with our employees and stakeholders. Some areas needs the technical sales
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Jacques (Uncertain) 4 years ago
It depends on companies if they value what there employees bring to the table but I only see this in company's that have management that are "removed" by the people below them in the sense that they do not know what it is that there employees are doing or have unrealistic demands.
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Roland Corpuz 4 years ago
People like to have face to face interaction and it’s nice to know that sales positions will still be around for the long term
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Thomas (No chance) 5 years ago
Too technical, sales is also very personal
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