Commercial print sales person vs outside sales

The differences between commercial print sales people and outside 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 an outside sales. Additionally, an outside sales has an average salary of $77,292, which is higher than the $32,614 average annual salary of a commercial print sales person.

The top three skills for a commercial print sales person include troubleshoot, press operation and generate solutions. The most important skills for an outside sales are customer service, product knowledge, and ongoing support.

Commercial print sales person vs outside sales overview

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Outside Sales
Yearly salary	$32,614	$77,292
Hourly rate	$15.68	$37.16
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	65,758	333,400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Commercial print sales person vs outside sales salary

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

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Outside Sales
Average salary	$32,614	$77,292
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $56,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Arlington, VA
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	Morgan Stanley
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between commercial print sales person and outside sales education

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

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Outside Sales
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Commercial print sales person vs outside sales demographics

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

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Outside Sales
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.8%	Male, 78.3% Female, 21.7%
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, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between commercial print sales person and outside 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.

Outside sales example responsibilities.

Plan logistical outside sales route, planned/schedule sales calls with web-base CRM program, manage various sales cycles.
Manage and create all content distribute via various social media outlets: Facebook, twitter, feedback blogs, etc.
Perfect the craft of upselling customers.
Prepare material estimates/bids for houses, windows, doors, trusses, etc.
Increase existing customer base and generate new dealer and customer relationships within the HVAC equipment and sales.
Estimate, price, bid and follow up to all mechanical HVAC and plumbing plan and spec projects.

Commercial print sales person vs outside 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 outside sales skills

Customer Service, 30%
Product Knowledge, 9%
Ongoing Support, 4%
Work Ethic, 4%
CRM, 4%
Flyers, 4%