Manufacturers agent vs outside sales

The differences between manufacturers agents 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 manufacturers agent and an outside sales. Additionally, an outside sales has an average salary of $77,292, which is higher than the $35,168 average annual salary of a manufacturers agent.

The top three skills for a manufacturers agent include territory sales, assembly line and . The most important skills for an outside sales are customer service, product knowledge, and ongoing support.

Manufacturers agent vs outside sales overview

	Manufacturers Agent	Outside Sales
Yearly salary	$35,168	$77,292
Hourly rate	$16.91	$37.16
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	26,208	333,400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Manufacturers agent vs outside sales salary

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

	Manufacturers Agent	Outside Sales
Average salary	$35,168	$77,292
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $55,000	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 manufacturers agent and outside sales education

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

	Manufacturers Agent	Outside Sales
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 76%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Manufacturers agent vs outside sales demographics

Here are the differences between manufacturers agents' and outside sales' demographics:

	Manufacturers Agent	Outside Sales
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 78.9% Female, 21.1%	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 manufacturers agent and outside sales duties and responsibilities

Manufacturers agent example responsibilities.

Direct inbound and outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management.
Review life insurance, annuities, investment, and international banking documentation for operational and regulatory compliance.

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.

Manufacturers agent vs outside sales skills

Common manufacturers agent skills

Territory Sales, 62%
Assembly Line, 38%

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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