Senior marketing representative vs area sales representative

The differences between senior marketing representatives and area 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 senior marketing representative and an area sales representative. Additionally, a senior marketing representative has an average salary of $59,896, which is higher than the $58,355 average annual salary of an area sales representative.

The top three skills for a senior marketing representative include product development, sales territory and sales presentations. The most important skills for an area sales representative are customer service, business development, and sales process.

Senior marketing representative vs area sales representative overview

	Senior Marketing Representative	Area Sales Representative
Yearly salary	$59,896	$58,355
Hourly rate	$28.80	$28.06
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	151,723	199,212
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 80%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Senior marketing representative vs area sales representative salary

Senior marketing representatives and area sales representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Marketing Representative	Area Sales Representative
Average salary	$59,896	$58,355
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $90,000	Between $42,000 And $80,000
Highest paying City	Philadelphia, PA	Syracuse, NY
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Maine
Best paying company	Berkshire Hathaway	Microsoft
Best paying industry	Finance	Finance

Differences between senior marketing representative and area sales representative education

There are a few differences between a senior marketing representative and an area sales representative in terms of educational background:

	Senior Marketing Representative	Area Sales Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 80%	Bachelor's Degree, 69%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Senior marketing representative vs area sales representative demographics

Here are the differences between senior marketing representatives' and area sales representatives' demographics:

	Senior Marketing Representative	Area Sales Representative
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%	Male, 66.0% Female, 34.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.5% 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, 72.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior marketing representative and area sales representative duties and responsibilities

Senior marketing representative example responsibilities.

Manage new product and content releases to promote brand awareness through SEO and UI optimization.
Generate leads and evangelize product to physicians in orthopedics, hematology, internal medicine, surgery, critical care and cardiology.
Launch an expand company website, design, functionality, graphics, content, and SEO.
Generate leads and evangelize product to physicians in orthopedics, hematology, internal medicine, surgery, critical care and cardiology.
Market filtration and softening systems by informing customers of their benefits inside Costco warehouses.

Area sales representative example responsibilities.

Manage and create all content distribute via various social media outlets: Facebook, twitter, feedback blogs, etc.
Create wholesale catalog using Powerpoint and PDF.
Add and update customer information in Seibel CRM application.
Schedule monthly sales, change POS, acquire extra sales/floor space.
Increase sales and product visibility by placing POS material and encouraging promotion participation within accounts.
Execute weekly on premise promotions and off-site special events that generate brand awareness, increase distribution and additional sales.

Senior marketing representative vs area sales representative skills

Common senior marketing representative skills

Product Development, 14%
Sales Territory, 10%
Sales Presentations, 7%
Market Research, 6%
Press Releases, 6%
Account Management, 5%

Common area sales representative skills

Customer Service, 24%
Business Development, 17%
Sales Process, 15%
Customer Relations, 7%
Product Knowledge, 4%
Territory Sales, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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