Local sales associate vs outside sales

The differences between local sales associates 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 local sales associate and an outside sales. Additionally, an outside sales has an average salary of $77,292, which is higher than the $54,534 average annual salary of a local sales associate.

The top three skills for a local sales associate include CRM, powerpoint and local government. The most important skills for an outside sales are customer service, product knowledge, and ongoing support.

Local sales associate vs outside sales overview

	Local Sales Associate	Outside Sales
Yearly salary	$54,534	$77,292
Hourly rate	$26.22	$37.16
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	159,228	333,400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Local sales associate vs outside sales salary

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

	Local Sales Associate	Outside Sales
Average salary	$54,534	$77,292
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $72,000	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 local sales associate and outside sales education

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

	Local Sales Associate	Outside Sales
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Local sales associate vs outside sales demographics

Here are the differences between local sales associates' and outside sales' demographics:

	Local Sales Associate	Outside Sales
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 52.3% Female, 47.7%	Male, 78.3% Female, 21.7%
Race ratio	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%	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 local sales associate and outside sales duties and responsibilities

Local sales associate example responsibilities.

Master delivering technical product information to doctors on training and teaching proper injection technique to achieve optimal results for patients.
Control, purchase and distribute POS and other advertising materials.
Master delivering technical product information to doctors on training and teaching proper injection technique to achieve optimal results for patients.
Assist partners with lifecycle of sale including RFP's, configuration, pricing and applications.

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.

Local sales associate vs outside sales skills

Common local sales associate skills

CRM, 46%
PowerPoint, 44%
Local Government, 5%
Customer Service, 4%
POS, 1%
Facebook, 0%

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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