Outside Sales Representative
Impact: New Business Acquisition
Identifies and pursues new sales opportunities by meeting potential clients in person.
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
- $75,000
- Entry-level
- $45,000
- Senior
- $110,000+
- Growth by 2033
- 4%
- Demand
- Stable
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- Moderate
- Typical student debt
- $15,000 to $25,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- CRM Software
- Cold Calling
- Product Knowledge
Soft skills
- Prospecting
- Persuasion
- Resilience
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Associate's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 4
- Years to senior
- 7
- Career switching
- Moderate
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
- 6/10
- Work-life balance
- 6.5/10
- Prestige
- 7/10
- Social perception
- Moderate