How to hire a junior account manager

Junior account manager hiring summary. Here are some key points about hiring junior account managers in the United States:

There are currently 38,597 junior account managers in the US, as well as 100,866 job openings.
Junior account managers are in the highest demand in Troy, MI, with 5 current job openings.
The median cost to hire a junior account manager is $1,633.
It takes between 36 and 42 days to fill the average role in the US.
Human Resources use 15% of their expenses on recruitment on average.
On average, it takes around 12 weeks for a new junior account manager to become settled and show total productivity levels at work.

How to hire a junior account manager, step by step

To hire a junior account manager, you should create an ideal candidate profile, determine a budget, and post and promote your job. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to hire a junior account manager:

Here's a step-by-step junior account manager hiring guide:

Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
Step 3: Make a budget
Step 4: Write a junior account manager job description
Step 5: Post your job
Step 6: Interview candidates
Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new junior account manager
Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

What does a junior account manager do?

A junior account manager is an executive professional who provides ongoing sales support to existing customers as well as collaborates with sales teams to develop plans and pricing schemes. Junior account managers are required to inform new and existing customers about promotions, upgraded product lines, and other offers. They must notify their customers of unforeseen delivery delays and should facilitate suitable interventions. Junior account managers must also conduct sales research to identify new sales opportunities and maintain sales department records.

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Identify your hiring needs

The junior account manager hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

Determine employee vs contractor status

Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

A junior account manager's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, junior account managers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

This list shows salaries for various types of junior account managers.

Type of Junior Account Manager	Description	Hourly rate
Junior Account Manager	Sales managers direct organizations' sales teams. They set sales goals, analyze data, and develop training programs for organizations’ sales representatives.	$14-30
Director Of Sales	A sales director is responsible for managing the sales operation of the team, ensuring that members comply with the sales strategies and procedures in meeting sales goals. Sales directors' duties include maintaining consistency of sales targets, providing reports and important updates for sales improvement, managing customers' inquiries and resolving complaints, launching new services to expand product offers, researching the current market trends, and improving sales plans... Show more	$35-80
Account Services Representative	An account services representative is responsible for responding to the customers' inquiries and concerns regarding their financial accounts and statements. Account services representatives also offer new products and services from the financial institution, handling customers' complaints, assist in developing marketing strategies and promotional offers, and identify business opportunities to generate more revenues and attract potential clients... Show more	$12-19

Create an ideal candidate profile
Common skills:
- Account Management
- PowerPoint
- Client Facing
- Competitor Analysis
- Persistence
- Customer Support
- Customer Satisfaction
- Data Entry
- CRM
- JR Account
- Client Accounts
- Product Knowledge
- Customer Relationships
- Digital Marketing
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Responsibilities:
- Achieve real growth successes employing attentive needs base services and business development campaigns utilizing amass network of legal and healthcare professionals.
- Perform ROI and IRR calculations.
- Create and used training materials such as slide shows and PowerPoint presentations.
- Assist in directing several successful SEO and link-building campaigns to increase client website's credibility and drive traffic.
- Facilitate and conduct PowerPoint presentations to all Workforce1 customers.
- Maintain input/output of information essential to sales communication regarding commission, quotas, sales activity, compensation appeals and incentive payouts.
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Make a budget

Including a salary range in your junior account manager job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A junior account manager salary can vary based on several factors:

Location. For example, junior account managers' average salary in oklahoma is 37% less than in hawaii.
Seniority. Entry-level junior account managers earn 51% less than senior-level junior account managers.
Certifications. A junior account manager with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a junior account manager's salary.

Average junior account manager salary

$44,827yearly

$21.55 hourly rate

Entry-level junior account manager salary

$31,000 yearly salary

Updated December 27, 2025

Average junior account manager salary by state

Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	New Jersey	$55,259	$27
2	California	$53,402	$26
3	New York	$52,171	$25
4	Connecticut	$48,715	$23
5	Virginia	$47,139	$23
6	Florida	$45,412	$22
7	Arkansas	$42,622	$20
8	Texas	$42,285	$20
9	Maryland	$42,252	$20
10	North Carolina	$41,941	$20
11	Colorado	$41,602	$20
12	Massachusetts	$41,247	$20
13	Montana	$40,080	$19
14	Illinois	$39,207	$19
15	Missouri	$37,437	$18

Average junior account manager salary by company

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	KPIT Technologies	$72,470	$34.84
2	Baker Hughes	$58,770	$28.25	15
3	Informa Plc	$54,971	$26.43	16
4	Airgas	$54,473	$26.19	70
5	AssuredPartners	$51,283	$24.66
6	Keenan	$50,554	$24.30
7	Infinity	$49,635	$23.86	8
8	T&D Solutions LLC	$49,304	$23.70
9	Newman and Company	$47,756	$22.96
10	Adyen	$46,948	$22.57	3
11	Madrivo	$46,947	$22.57
12	LANXESS Americas	$46,770	$22.49	4
13	Aquinas Consulting	$46,686	$22.45
14	Next Wave	$46,671	$22.44
15	Acquire	$46,567	$22.39	1
16	Freudenberg Medical	$46,349	$22.28	1
17	Elite Service	$46,184	$22.20	1
18	THRIVE	$46,184	$22.20	4
19	C3 Metrics	$46,184	$22.20
20	Resort Services Intl	$46,184	$22.20

Writing a junior account manager job description
A job description for a junior account manager role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a junior account manager job description:
Junior account manager job description example
- Review Dashboards
- Work with assigned AM to review pockets of open A/R
- Work over 365 day reports
- Review profile analysis drilling down to carrier and provider levels
- Other duties and tasks as assigned
- Adhere to the Code of Conduct and be familiar with all compliance policies and procedures stored in LogixGarden relevant to this position
Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities perform the duties.

Education (Degrees, Certificates, Licenses, Etc.)

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.

Computer Skills

Prior MS Office experience, including proficiency with Excel and Word, and internet software experience required.

Experience

Minimum of five (5) years third party billing experience preferred.

Specific Job Knowledge, Skill and Ability
- Must show strong computer skills, ability to learn new and existing software and understand the capabilities and limitations and integrations within the entire infrastructure of the company
- Ability to work effectively on a team
- Ability to multitask and change direction at any given time
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedural manuals
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral and diagram form
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision
- Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time, talk, hear and occasionally walk and reach with hands and arms
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To find the right junior account manager for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:
- Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
- Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with junior account managers they would recommend.
- Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit junior account managers who meet your education requirements.
- Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.
Post your job online:
- Post your junior account manager job on Zippia to find and recruit junior account manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
- Use field-specific websites.
- Post a job on free websites.
Interview candidates
During your first interview to recruit junior account managers, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.
It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.
The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.
Send a job offer and onboard your new junior account manager
Once you've found the junior account manager candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.
It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.
After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new junior account manager. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.
Go through the hiring process checklist
- Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
- Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
- Define job responsibilities and requirements
- Establish budget and timeline
- Determine hiring decision makers for the role
- Write job description
- Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
- Promote the job internally
- Process applications through applicant tracking system
- Review resumes and cover letters
- Shortlist candidates for screening
- Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
- Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
- Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
- Conduct background checks on top candidates
- Check references of top candidates
- Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
- Extend offer to top candidate(s)
- Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
- Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
- Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
- Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)
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How much does it cost to hire a junior account manager?

Recruiting junior account managers involves both the one-time costs of hiring and the ongoing costs of adding a new employee to your team. Your spending during the hiring process will mostly be on things like promoting the job on job boards, reviewing and interviewing candidates, and onboarding the new hire. Ongoing costs will obviously involve the employee's salary, but also may include things like benefits.

Junior account managers earn a median yearly salary is $44,827 a year in the US. However, if you're looking to find junior account managers for hire on a contract or per-project basis, hourly rates typically range between $14 and $30.

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