How To Become A Marketing Sales Supervisor: What It Is and Career Path

What is a marketing sales supervisor and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

Quoted experts

Tobias Sellier,

Richard Tate

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a marketing sales supervisor. For example, did you know that they make an average of $35.83 an hour? That's $74,517 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 5% and produce 23,800 job opportunities across the U.S.

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ScoreMarketing Sales SupervisorUS Average

Salary

5.8

Avg. Salary $74,517

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

6.4

Growth rate 5%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

2.7

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.24%

Asian 4.07%

Black or African American 3.24%

Hispanic or Latino 9.82%

Unknown 4.41%

White 78.23%

Gender

female 46.51%

male 53.49%

Age - 46

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 46

Stress level

6.4

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level

8.7

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

4.4

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a marketing sales supervisor

Explore marketing sales supervisor education requirements

Most common marketing sales supervisor degrees

Bachelor's

67.4 %

Associate

12.5 %

Master's

9.0 %

Start to develop specific marketing sales supervisor skills

Skills	Percentages
Lead Generation	15.22%
Press Releases	8.77%
Customer Retention	6.78%
Increase Sales	5.81%
Sales	4.87%

Complete relevant marketing sales supervisor training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New marketing sales supervisors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a marketing sales supervisor based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real marketing sales supervisor resumes.

Research marketing sales supervisor duties and responsibilities

Leverage other sales office resources and administrative/support staff to achieve personal and team relate revenue goals.
Work with all-levels of management to coordinate special projects by organizing PowerPoint presentation, meeting and corporate meeting functions as needed.
Recommend products and services to maximize customer service and target upselling on each customer contact.

Apply for marketing sales supervisor jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a marketing sales supervisor job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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Marketing sales supervisor reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on May 2020

Cons

I don't like feeling like I haven't did a great at job at making customers feel comfortable and confident about where and who they are purchasing from.

A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020

Pros

Motivating people and helping to create success in each person's day. Honor God serve people in rich people's lives, pursue excellence in service.