Commercial print sales person vs merchandiser, sales

The differences between commercial print sales people and merchandisers, sales can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a commercial print sales person and a merchandiser, sales. Additionally, a commercial print sales person has an average salary of $32,614, which is higher than the $31,662 average annual salary of a merchandiser, sales.

The top three skills for a commercial print sales person include troubleshoot, press operation and generate solutions. The most important skills for a merchandiser, sales are excellent planning, wine, and pallet jack.

Commercial print sales person vs merchandiser, sales overview

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Merchandiser, Sales
Yearly salary	$32,614	$31,662
Hourly rate	$15.68	$15.22
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	65,758	248,317
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Commercial print sales person vs merchandiser, sales salary

Commercial print sales people and merchandisers, sales have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Merchandiser, Sales
Average salary	$32,614	$31,662
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $24,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Community Coffee
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between commercial print sales person and merchandiser, sales education

There are a few differences between a commercial print sales person and a merchandiser, sales in terms of educational background:

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Merchandiser, Sales
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Commercial print sales person vs merchandiser, sales demographics

Here are the differences between commercial print sales people' and merchandisers, sales' demographics:

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Merchandiser, Sales
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.8%	Male, 60.0% Female, 40.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.8% Asian, 4.8% White, 74.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between commercial print sales person and merchandiser, sales duties and responsibilities

Commercial print sales person example responsibilities.

Manage and direct sales of plumbing and mechanical products for core group of customers in Orlando area.
Utilize technical expertise to troubleshoot, maintain and overhaul equipment with little to no downtime.
Utilize technical expertise to troubleshoot, binder cover deck by maintaining and overhauling to reduce or eliminate down time.
Apply knowledge on high-speed production equipment including magazine/catalog stitching & bindingequipment.
Complete and present an advertising/marketing campaign presentation for a local small business.
Repair and replace gearboxes, drive trains, bearings, shafts, rollers, chain belts and clutches.

Merchandiser, sales example responsibilities.

Manage backroom/stock room inventory by organizing pallets, stacking and storing product inventory.
Negotiate constantly with store managers and floor managers in order to secure POS display space and proper allocation of inventory.
Assist patients with Critical/Triage calls; document necessary symptoms for medical assistants to determine what medical intervention is necessary.
Core merchandising skills; all products in distribution and arrange in POG.
Make sure that compliance are met for client according to POG for reset, remodel or setup of new store.
Build rapport and communicate effectively with ASM management and externally with all customers.

Commercial print sales person vs merchandiser, sales skills

Common commercial print sales person skills

Troubleshoot, 30%
Press Operation, 18%
Generate Solutions, 14%
Stitching, 13%
Equipment Set-Up, 10%
Consumer Publications, 8%

Common merchandiser, sales skills

Excellent Planning, 17%
Wine, 13%
Pallet Jack, 8%
Sales Floor, 8%
Product Displays, 7%
Cleanliness, 6%