Commercial print sales person vs sales support associate

The differences between commercial print sales people and sales support associates 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 sales support associate. Additionally, a sales support associate has an average salary of $34,454, 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 sales support associate are sales floor, back room, and math.

Commercial print sales person vs sales support associate overview

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Sales Support Associate
Yearly salary	$32,614	$34,454
Hourly rate	$15.68	$16.56
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	65,758	447,642
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Commercial print sales person vs sales support associate salary

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

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Sales Support Associate
Average salary	$32,614	$34,454
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $43,000	Between $25,000 And $46,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Goldman Sachs
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between commercial print sales person and sales support associate education

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

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Sales Support Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Commercial print sales person vs sales support associate demographics

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

	Commercial Print Sales Person	Sales Support Associate
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 81.3% Female, 18.8%	Male, 43.5% Female, 56.5%
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 sales support associate 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.

Sales support associate example responsibilities.

Contribute to marketing business online and manage Facebook page.
Cross trained on POS function and inventory management
Assist patients with Critical/Triage calls; document necessary symptoms for medical assistants to determine what medical intervention is necessary.
Work with A/R on short payments and credit/debit discrepancies.
Identify and prioritize account opportunities and upselling value add services.
Process new service for external customers and initiate upselling opportunities for additional products and services.

Commercial print sales person vs sales support associate 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 sales support associate skills

Sales Floor, 21%
Back Room, 13%
Math, 13%
Sales Support, 12%
Customer Service, 8%
Sales Service, 6%