Local sales associate vs senior sales representative

The differences between local sales associates and senior sales 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 local sales associate and a senior sales representative. Additionally, a senior sales representative has an average salary of $82,550, 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 a senior sales representative are customer satisfaction, product knowledge, and sales consultants.

Local sales associate vs senior sales representative overview

	Local Sales Associate	Senior Sales Representative
Yearly salary	$54,534	$82,550
Hourly rate	$26.22	$39.69
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	159,228	210,521
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Local sales associate vs senior sales representative salary

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

	Local Sales Associate	Senior Sales Representative
Average salary	$54,534	$82,550
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $72,000	Between $46,000 And $145,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between local sales associate and senior sales representative education

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

	Local Sales Associate	Senior Sales Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 74%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Local sales associate vs senior sales representative demographics

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

	Local Sales Associate	Senior Sales Representative
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 52.3% Female, 47.7%	Male, 63.1% Female, 36.9%
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, 14.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 72.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between local sales associate and senior sales representative 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.

Senior sales representative example responsibilities.

Manage regional MRI techs and schedules.
Manage educational speaker programs for physicians, nurses and pharmacists, introducing new oncology products.
Generate leads and evangelize product to physicians in orthopedics, hematology, internal medicine, surgery, critical care and cardiology.
Train new ISR's on purchasing skills.
Field service representative for HMO and PPO accounts.
Create and present PowerPoint presentations and train large groups of sales representatives.

Local sales associate vs senior sales representative skills

Common local sales associate skills

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

Common senior sales representative skills

Customer Satisfaction, 21%
Product Knowledge, 11%
Sales Consultants, 8%
Customer Relationships, 8%
Sales Process, 7%
Customer Service, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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