Sales team leader representative vs associate sales representative

The differences between sales team leader representatives and associate sales representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a sales team leader representative and an associate sales representative. Additionally, an associate sales representative has an average salary of $51,007, which is higher than the $48,625 average annual salary of a sales team leader representative.

The top three skills for a sales team leader representative include customer service, repeat business and inbound calls. The most important skills for an associate sales representative are work ethic, patients, and product knowledge.

Sales team leader representative vs associate sales representative overview

	Sales Team Leader Representative	Associate Sales Representative
Yearly salary	$48,625	$51,007
Hourly rate	$23.38	$24.52
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	256,037	333,049
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Sales team leader representative vs associate sales representative salary

Sales team leader representatives and associate sales representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sales Team Leader Representative	Associate Sales Representative
Average salary	$48,625	$51,007
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $72,000	Between $37,000 And $68,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Verint
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between sales team leader representative and associate sales representative education

There are a few differences between a sales team leader representative and an associate sales representative in terms of educational background:

	Sales Team Leader Representative	Associate Sales Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 59%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Sales team leader representative vs associate sales representative demographics

Here are the differences between sales team leader representatives' and associate sales representatives' demographics:

	Sales Team Leader Representative	Associate Sales Representative
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 62.9% Female, 37.1%	Male, 50.8% Female, 49.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 72.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between sales team leader representative and associate sales representative duties and responsibilities

Sales team leader representative example responsibilities.

Manage call center productivity levels by maintaining CSR schedule adherence.
Provide merchandising assistance to customers by building displays, negotiating placement, replenishing permanent secondary displays and using POS materials effectively.
Communicate ongoing contact activity utilizing Salesforce.com.

Associate sales representative example responsibilities.

Manage organization website and Facebook page; writing articles for websites and newsletters.
Perform inside sales, including telemarketing, prospecting, account penetration and product application, consulting and delivery of customer service.
Learned how to ask proper questions and communicate MetLife's product differentiators against competition

Sales team leader representative vs associate sales representative skills

Common sales team leader representative skills

Customer Service, 25%
Repeat Business, 12%
Inbound Calls, 8%
Product Knowledge, 5%
Customer Satisfaction, 4%
Outbound Calls, 4%

Common associate sales representative skills

Work Ethic, 16%
Patients, 13%
Product Knowledge, 12%
Excellent Interpersonal, 7%
Excellent Organizational, 4%
Sales Techniques, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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