Fastener vs outside sales

The differences between fasteners 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 fastener and an outside sales. Additionally, an outside sales has an average salary of $77,292, which is higher than the $57,915 average annual salary of a fastener.

The top three skills for a fastener include quality issues, CAD and cost savings. The most important skills for an outside sales are customer service, product knowledge, and ongoing support.

Fastener vs outside sales overview

	Fastener	Outside Sales
Yearly salary	$57,915	$77,292
Hourly rate	$27.84	$37.16
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	116	333,400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Fastener vs outside sales salary

Fasteners and outside sales have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fastener	Outside Sales
Average salary	$57,915	$77,292
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $119,000	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 fastener and outside sales education

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

	Fastener	Outside Sales
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Fastener vs outside sales demographics

Here are the differences between fasteners' and outside sales' demographics:

	Fastener	Outside Sales
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 66.2% Female, 33.8%	Male, 78.3% Female, 21.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 5.2% White, 73.2% 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 fastener and outside sales duties and responsibilities

Fastener example responsibilities.

Skil in IDX software to maintain and follow up with quality leads.
Cash management, internal/external investigations, high profile courrier service, collections, financial records, CCTV implementation and surveillance management.
Cash management, internal/external investigations, high profile courrier service, collections, financial records, CCTV implementation and surveillance management.

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.

Fastener vs outside sales skills

Common fastener skills

Quality Issues, 49%
CAD, 46%
Cost Savings, 5%

Common outside sales skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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