Corporate account representative vs sales/account representative

The differences between corporate account representatives and sales/account 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 corporate account representative and a sales/account representative. Additionally, a sales/account representative has an average salary of $56,954, which is higher than the $38,011 average annual salary of a corporate account representative.

The top three skills for a corporate account representative include customer service, corporate actions and customer inquiries. The most important skills for a sales/account representative are customer service, CRM, and sales process.

Corporate account representative vs sales/account representative overview

	Corporate Account Representative	Sales/Account Representative
Yearly salary	$38,011	$56,954
Hourly rate	$18.27	$27.38
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	185,012	257,122
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Corporate account representative vs sales/account representative salary

Corporate account representatives and sales/account representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Corporate Account Representative	Sales/Account Representative
Average salary	$38,011	$56,954
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $54,000	Between $39,000 And $81,000
Highest paying City	-	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Smartsheet
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between corporate account representative and sales/account representative education

There are a few differences between a corporate account representative and a sales/account representative in terms of educational background:

	Corporate Account Representative	Sales/Account Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 71%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Corporate account representative vs sales/account representative demographics

Here are the differences between corporate account representatives' and sales/account representatives' demographics:

	Corporate Account Representative	Sales/Account Representative
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 47.9% Female, 52.1%	Male, 57.8% Female, 42.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between corporate account representative and sales/account representative duties and responsibilities

Corporate account representative example responsibilities.

Maintain activity within a CRM system and manage accurate forecasting.
Create effective and creative PowerPoint presentations for external client meetings and seminars.
Maintain input/output of information essential to sales communication regarding commission, quotas, sales activity, compensation appeals and incentive payouts.
Create an official company page on Facebook to facilitate interaction with customers.

Sales/account representative example responsibilities.

Generate leads and evangelize product to physicians in orthopedics, hematology, internal medicine, surgery, critical care and cardiology.
Assist external accounts in error resolution so that all EDI transactions process without manual intervention or delay.
Work with senior management to implement a sales program for new P3T software enhancement and participate in CRM application development team.
Collaborate with sales representatives to ensure new account set-up, establish specifications, and assist with EDI account maintenance and invoicing.
Create PowerPoint presentations and literature utilize and present in sales calls.
Core competencies: -Administrative/computer skills: maintain CRM systems to successfully identify potential customers.

Corporate account representative vs sales/account representative skills

Common corporate account representative skills

Customer Service, 21%
Corporate Actions, 11%
Customer Inquiries, 8%
Account Management, 8%
Customer Accounts, 7%
Sales Strategy, 6%

Common sales/account representative skills

Customer Service, 13%
CRM, 8%
Sales Process, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
Sales Strategies, 5%
Sales Techniques, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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