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| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,032 | 0.00% |
| 2020 | 1,062 | 0.00% |
| 2019 | 1,117 | 0.00% |
| 2018 | 1,121 | 0.00% |
| 2017 | 1,156 | 0.00% |
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $53,767 | $25.85 | +3.6% |
| 2025 | $51,913 | $24.96 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | $50,683 | $24.37 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | $49,349 | $23.73 | --0.3% |
| 2022 | $49,496 | $23.80 | +2.5% |
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 191 | 28% |
| 2 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 263 | 25% |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 1,561 | 23% |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 2,736 | 21% |
| 5 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 763 | 21% |
| 6 | New Jersey | 9,005,644 | 1,809 | 20% |
| 7 | Delaware | 961,939 | 197 | 20% |
| 8 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 2,158 | 19% |
| 9 | Vermont | 623,657 | 116 | 19% |
| 10 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 568 | 18% |
| 11 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 565 | 18% |
| 12 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 2,225 | 17% |
| 13 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 227 | 17% |
| 14 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 1,331 | 16% |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 5,795,483 | 944 | 16% |
| 16 | Alabama | 4,874,747 | 785 | 16% |
| 17 | Oregon | 4,142,776 | 671 | 16% |
| 18 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 282 | 16% |
| 19 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 172 | 16% |
| 20 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 91 | 16% |
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flagstaff | 2 | 3% | $65,781 |
| 2 | Apache Junction | 1 | 3% | $64,238 |
| 3 | Phoenix | 2 | 0% | $64,330 |
| 4 | Boston | 1 | 0% | $89,631 |
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University of Akron
University of Akron
Dr. Kathleen Kelly: Maximizing your salary potential requires research, flexibility, and being your best advocate.
Dr. Kathleen Kelly: The world is changing rapidly and the Sales field is no exception.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Communication And Media Studies
E. Duff Wrobbel Ph.D.: Network, get an internship, do action research etc - anything to add practical experience to the classroom knowledge base.
E. Duff Wrobbel Ph.D.: All things social media are important, and so writing skills still matter.
E. Duff Wrobbel Ph.D.: With this major, probably the best salaries are from sales jobs, which many people shy away from because they think only of hustling used cars, but sales can be very good work.
Hank Boyd: Demonstrated proficiency in sales represents a feather in your cap. For many
CEOs, they started their illustrious career in sales. Nowadays, it is a common
launchpad for scores of successful business executives in consumer package goods.
Why is this so? Savvy companies know that it is paramount that new hires
quickly learn who the real target consumers are. Spending time on the front lines will
enhance your later contributions to the firm. For example, after obtaining my MBA from
Berkeley, I had the good fortune to land a sales position at Merck. I served as a Hospital
Representative specializing in broad spectrum antibiotics. My territory consisted of
Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto VA Medical Center, and the Santa Clara
Valley Medical Center.
After 18 months of working diligently in territory, I was offered a promotion to
work inside at Merck's headquarters in Rahway, New Jersey. Once I truly knew the
needs and concerns of my clients - general surgeons, urologists, gastroenterologists,
urologists, and infectious disease specialists - Merck was confident I could craft
relevant literature pieces and design compelling ad campaigns to reach target
physicians.
Mastery of general sales is a highly coveted asset. Once you conquer a given
product domain, the artform of sales is entirely transferrable. Case in point, it is not
unusual for you to begin in pharmaceuticals and then effortlessly segue into medical
equipment sales after a couple of years.
North Dakota State University
Marketing
Eric Gjerdevig: I might be a contrarian with this answer. I think as technology advances very quickly with AI it's our human-to-human skills that will become rarer and more valuable over the coming years. It might sound silly but things such as asking questions, listening, storytelling, and being empathetic can function like superpowers and I think they will even more in the coming years.
Eric Gjerdevig: Learning doesn't stop when you graduate. How jobs are done will continue to evolve more quickly with advancing technology. To excel you need to continue to learn, develop new skills, and be adaptive.
University of Akron
Specialized Sales, Merchandising And Marketing Operations
Director Dave Payne M.S.: Planning, practice, and skills are the keys to a successful career launch. Practice and coaching feedback will build competence, which builds confidence and sales performance success.
University of Akron
Specialized Sales, Merchandising And Marketing Operations
Frederik Beuk: The key consideration is whether you really want to maximize your initial salary. For instance, envision two job opportunities: one offering a salary of $50,000 per year, where you'd be the most junior team member, and the other providing $75,000 per year, with the caveat that you would be the sole sales representative for the firm. The optimal choice is to prioritize learning opportunities. In this context, being the lone salesperson for a company that compensates its highest-earning sales professional $75,000 might not be your superior option. Instead, seek a position that offers the greatest potential for learning. Subsequently, demonstrate your negotiating prowess, a critical sales skill, by securing a slightly higher salary. However, it's essential not to fixate on maximizing your starting salary. Your career requires a long-term strategy, and you have several decades ahead of you to maximize income.
Frederik Beuk: Digital Literacy and AI are obviously on everybody's mind. The benefit for early career professionals is that these are skills they can use to differentiate themselves from more established professionals. Embrace these tools. At the same time, being an authentic storyteller that helps buyers envision the potential of your solutions can be an extremely powerful skill.