Senior marketing representative vs sales/account representative

The differences between senior marketing representatives and sales/account 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 a sales/account representative. Additionally, a senior marketing representative has an average salary of $59,896, which is higher than the $56,954 average annual salary of a sales/account representative.

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

Senior marketing representative vs sales/account representative overview

	Senior Marketing Representative	Sales/Account Representative
Yearly salary	$59,896	$56,954
Hourly rate	$28.80	$27.38
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	151,723	257,122
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 sales/account representative salary

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

	Senior Marketing Representative	Sales/Account Representative
Average salary	$59,896	$56,954
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $90,000	Between $39,000 And $81,000
Highest paying City	Philadelphia, PA	Olympia, WA
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	Washington
Best paying company	Berkshire Hathaway	Smartsheet
Best paying industry	Finance	Technology

Differences between senior marketing representative and sales/account representative education

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

	Senior Marketing Representative	Sales/Account 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 sales/account representative demographics

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

	Senior Marketing Representative	Sales/Account Representative
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 54.2% Female, 45.8%	Male, 57.8% Female, 42.2%
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, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between senior marketing representative and sales/account 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.

Sales/account representative example responsibilities.

Generate leads and evangelize product to physicians in orthopedics, hematology, internal medicine, surgery, critical care and cardiology.
Assist external accounts in error resolution so that all EDI transactions process without manual intervention or delay.
Work with senior management to implement a sales program for new P3T software enhancement and participate in CRM application development team.
Collaborate with sales representatives to ensure new account set-up, establish specifications, and assist with EDI account maintenance and invoicing.
Create PowerPoint presentations and literature utilize and present in sales calls.
Core competencies: -Administrative/computer skills: maintain CRM systems to successfully identify potential customers.

Senior marketing representative vs sales/account 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 sales/account representative skills

Customer Service, 13%
CRM, 8%
Sales Process, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
Sales Strategies, 5%
Sales Techniques, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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