Field Sales Representative
Impact: Direct Revenue Generation
Travels to meet prospective and existing clients in person to sell products or services.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Solo-oriented
- Client facing
- Always
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Extensive
- Schedule flexibility
- Flexible
- Remote work
- On-site Only
- Typical work hours
- 40-50 hours
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $70,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $100,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 4%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- $10,000 to $20,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Product Demonstration
- CRM Software
- Territory Management
Soft skills
- Persuasion
- Relationship Building
- Self-Motivation
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- High School Diploma
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 3
- Years to senior
- 6
- Career switching
- Easy
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- Sales Manager, Account Executive
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Stable
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 7/10
- Meaning
- 6.2/10
- Work-life balance
- 6.5/10
- Prestige
- 6.8/10
- Social perception
- Moderate