Hourly sales staff vs inside sales associate

The differences between hourly sales staff and inside sales associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an hourly sales staff and an inside sales associate. Additionally, an inside sales associate has an average salary of $40,687, which is higher than the $35,089 average annual salary of an hourly sales staff.

The top three skills for an hourly sales staff include customer service, POS and sales floor. The most important skills for an inside sales associate are inside sales, sales associates, and strong customer service.

Hourly sales staff vs inside sales associate overview

	Hourly Sales Staff	Inside Sales Associate
Yearly salary	$35,089	$40,687
Hourly rate	$16.87	$19.56
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	352,379	320,863
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Hourly sales staff vs inside sales associate salary

Hourly sales staff and inside sales associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Hourly Sales Staff	Inside Sales Associate
Average salary	$35,089	$40,687
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $56,000	Between $30,000 And $54,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	MSCI
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between hourly sales staff and inside sales associate education

There are a few differences between an hourly sales staff and an inside sales associate in terms of educational background:

	Hourly Sales Staff	Inside Sales Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Hourly sales staff vs inside sales associate demographics

Here are the differences between hourly sales staff' and inside sales associates' demographics:

	Hourly Sales Staff	Inside Sales Associate
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 53.8% Female, 46.2%	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.0% Asian, 5.1% White, 73.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between hourly sales staff and inside sales associate duties and responsibilities

Hourly sales staff example responsibilities.

Manage accounts and create invoices via QuickBooks.
Gain experience with inventory, cash handling, and POS register use.
Provide direct counter sales to customers, transaction handling via touchscreen POS cash register, and daily housekeeping.
Assist installers with a variety of HVAC systems, making sure the installation is conducted in compliance with local regulations.
Communicate directly with customers to establish long-term relationships and sell HVAC controls solutions base on specific customer needs.
Work with upper management to secure Medicare approval for durable medical equipment provider status to skil nursing facilities and hospitals

Inside sales associate example responsibilities.

Manage individual sales activities by developing highly effective, communications focuse relationship with multiple sales channels.
Provide awareness to customers of the benefits of moving to a cloud platform for intra/customer facing web applications.
Develop a standardize, customize CRM system to track sales and marketing ROI that link into operational and financial ERP systems.
Calculate roofing amounts/square footage etc.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of stockroom shelves.
Conduct effective outbound telemarketing calls to potential and existing clients.

Hourly sales staff vs inside sales associate skills

Common hourly sales staff skills

Customer Service, 48%
POS, 9%
Sales Floor, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
Customer Relations, 5%
Product Selection, 3%

Common inside sales associate skills

Inside Sales, 13%
Sales Associates, 7%
Strong Customer Service, 6%
Sales Process, 5%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%
Sales Floor, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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