Prospector vs marketing representative

The differences between prospectors and marketing representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 6-12 months to become a prospector, becoming a marketing representative takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a prospector has an average salary of $53,179, which is higher than the $47,376 average annual salary of a marketing representative.

The top three skills for a prospector include outbound calls, lead generation and foreclosure. The most important skills for a marketing representative are product knowledge, customer service, and sales presentations.

Prospector vs marketing representative overview

	Prospector	Marketing Representative
Yearly salary	$53,179	$47,376
Hourly rate	$25.57	$22.78
Growth rate	5%	19%
Number of jobs	1,981	217,886
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	45	37
Years of experience	12	6

Prospector vs marketing representative salary

Prospectors and marketing representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Prospector	Marketing Representative
Average salary	$53,179	$47,376
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $109,000	Between $28,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Amazon
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between prospector and marketing representative education

There are a few differences between a prospector and a marketing representative in terms of educational background:

	Prospector	Marketing Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Georgia

Prospector vs marketing representative demographics

Here are the differences between prospectors' and marketing representatives' demographics:

	Prospector	Marketing Representative
Average age	45	37
Gender ratio	Male, 58.3% Female, 41.7%	Male, 46.7% Female, 53.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 1.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 2.8% White, 83.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 5.2% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.6% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%
LGBT Percentage	4%	10%

Differences between prospector and marketing representative duties and responsibilities

Prospector example responsibilities.

Develop strong relationships in Bronx community and achieve a solid reputation as a Medicaid seller.
Process customer loans in active foreclosure to assist in options on keeping their homes or advise in liquidation options.
Communicate errors to appropriate personnel for resolution as necessary to prevent contest or impair foreclosure actions.
Account analysis and preparation, assessing customer needs, and preparation of professional sales recommendations tailor to each customer s business.
Recognize as a team leader and receive many corporate sales achievement awards.
Prospect and generate sales revenue by adding new program residential customers and cross selling and upselling current residential customers.

Marketing representative example responsibilities.

Manage the overall voice/presence on Facebook and provide content into social applications as needed.
Achieve real growth successes employing attentive needs base services and business development campaigns utilizing amass network of legal and healthcare professionals.
Post creative and strategic posts regularly to the company's Facebook and Instagram pages.
Create PowerPoint presentations of the performed market research about the consumer electronics industry and the imminent competition.
Review payroll entries for accuracy and resolve issues if need.
Perform layout of classify section in InDesign each month and assist editorial department with proofing.

Prospector vs marketing representative skills

Common prospector skills

Outbound Calls, 48%
Lead Generation, 28%
Foreclosure, 13%
Cold Calls, 11%

Common marketing representative skills

Product Knowledge, 19%
Customer Service, 14%
Sales Presentations, 5%
Life Insurance, 4%
PowerPoint, 4%
Business Development, 4%

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