Commercial print sales person vs regional sales representative

The differences between commercial print sales people and regional sales representatives 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 regional sales representative. Additionally, a regional sales representative has an average salary of $57,926, 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 a regional sales representative are customer service, healthcare, and regional sales.

Commercial print sales person vs regional sales representative overview

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Regional Sales Representative
Yearly salary	$32,614	$57,926
Hourly rate	$15.68	$27.85
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	65,758	230,746
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Commercial print sales person vs regional sales representative salary

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

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Regional Sales Representative
Average salary	$32,614	$57,926
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $41,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Varian Medical Systems
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between commercial print sales person and regional sales representative education

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

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Regional Sales Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 77%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Commercial print sales person vs regional sales representative demographics

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

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Regional Sales Representative
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.8%	Male, 72.6% Female, 27.4%
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, 13.9% Asian, 5.1% White, 73.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between commercial print sales person and regional sales representative 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.

Regional sales representative example responsibilities.

Generate leads and evangelize product to physicians in orthopedics, hematology, internal medicine, surgery, critical care and cardiology.
Maintain sales tasks and detail notes in CRM system to assist in bringing sales opportunities to a close.
Process all correspondence and paperwork relate to accounts on a daily basis and submitting to company via computer CRM system.
Present products that increase energy efficiency, remote monitoring connectivity of OEM equipment for end users.
Generate leads and evangelize product to physicians in orthopedics, hematology, internal medicine, surgery, critical care and cardiology.
Generate leads and evangelize product to physicians in orthopedics, hematology, internal medicine, surgery, critical care and cardiology.

Commercial print sales person vs regional sales representative 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 regional sales representative skills

Customer Service, 9%
Healthcare, 7%
Regional Sales, 6%
Customer Relations, 6%
Enterprise Sales, 5%
Product Knowledge, 5%