Representative vs consumer sales representative

The differences between representatives and consumer sales representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-12 months to become both a representative and a consumer sales representative. Additionally, a consumer sales representative has an average salary of $38,514, which is higher than the $36,023 average annual salary of a representative.

The top three skills for a representative include cleanliness, patients and customer issues. The most important skills for a consumer sales representative are broadband, product knowledge, and inbound calls.

Representative vs consumer sales representative overview

	Representative	Consumer Sales Representative
Yearly salary	$36,023	$38,514
Hourly rate	$17.32	$18.52
Growth rate	-4%	-4%
Number of jobs	252,761	216,394
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	12	12

What does a representative do?

Representatives are lawmakers who represent the people in a specific district. They run for office to represent their districts in their hometown or their current place of living. Representatives are usually charismatic and good communicators. These characteristics are especially important during campaign and election periods. Representatives should be able to capture the hearts of the voters through their planned projects and advocacies. They are then elected by their constituents. Upon election, representatives author bills that will eventually be passed into law should it be approved by the majority of the congress. They also vote on the passage of bills authored by other representatives. They also participate in discussions and debates regarding different bills, issues, and laws. Representatives are expected to vote according to their conscience and in consideration of the voice of their constituents.

What does a consumer sales representative do?

Customer sales representatives' primary role is to present their employer's offerings to potential buyers. They may work out of an office, travel to conferences where their offerings might be suitable to attendees. It is their responsibility as customer sales representatives to get people to buy physical items, such as cars, new windows for their home, and skincare products. They perform a variety of tasks promoting their employer's offerings, sell policies for insurance companies, promote bundle deals for telecommunication industries, gym membership plans, and persuade parents to let their children join the tutoring system.

Representative vs consumer sales representative salary

Representatives and consumer sales representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Representative	Consumer Sales Representative
Average salary	$36,023	$38,514
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $55,000	Between $21,000 And $67,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	Google	-
Best paying industry	Transportation	-

Differences between representative and consumer sales representative education

There are a few differences between a representative and a consumer sales representative in terms of educational background:

	Representative	Consumer Sales Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Representative vs consumer sales representative demographics

Here are the differences between representatives' and consumer sales representatives' demographics:

	Representative	Consumer Sales Representative
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 41.8% Female, 58.2%	Male, 39.8% Female, 60.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 6.8% White, 56.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between representative and consumer sales representative duties and responsibilities

Representative example responsibilities.

Manage fitting rooms and recover the department, while providing exceptional customer service and offering rewards and POS options.
Manage physical portfolio with necessary derivatives to mitigate risk within company guidelines.
Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.
Review EOB denials, appeals and/or rebilling as appropriate.
Certify of all requirements, policies, and procedures, including MSB.
Take inbound phone calls from member and providers explaining the EOB denial and payments

Consumer sales representative example responsibilities.

Join online marketplace specializing in local deals to manage customer engagements while providing industry-best service.
Enroll consumer in health insurance supply information on different health plan medicaid, chp, episode etc
Verify medicaid waive eligibility for non-emergency transportation.
Make both inbound and outbound calls in order to sell DIRECTV products including upgrading services.
Verify medicaid waive eligibility for non-emergency transportation.

Representative vs consumer sales representative skills

Common representative skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Patients, 11%
Customer Issues, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Data Entry, 6%
Outbound Calls, 3%

Common consumer sales representative skills

Broadband, 40%
Product Knowledge, 8%
Inbound Calls, 7%
Outbound Calls, 5%
Data Entry, 4%
Phone Calls, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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