Metal dealer vs outside sales

The differences between metal dealers 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 metal dealer and an outside sales. Additionally, an outside sales has an average salary of $77,292, which is higher than the $44,903 average annual salary of a metal dealer.

Metal dealer vs outside sales overview

	Metal Dealer	Outside Sales
Yearly salary	$44,903	$77,292
Hourly rate	$21.59	$37.16
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	3,585	333,400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Metal dealer vs outside sales salary

Metal dealers and outside sales have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Metal Dealer	Outside Sales
Average salary	$44,903	$77,292
Salary range	Between $27,000 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 metal dealer and outside sales education

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

	Metal Dealer	Outside Sales
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Finance	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Metal dealer vs outside sales demographics

Here are the differences between metal dealers' and outside sales' demographics:

	Metal Dealer	Outside Sales
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 86.4% Female, 13.6%	Male, 78.3% Female, 21.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.1% Unknown, 3.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.3% White, 79.0% 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 metal dealer and outside sales duties and responsibilities

Metal dealer example responsibilities.

Manage and train personnel, manage firms' capital through complex derivative transactions
Manufacture extruded aluminum evaporator coils, condenser coils, and other products for heat transfer applications.
Manage and train personnel, manage firms' capital through complex derivative transactions

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.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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