How To Become A Senior Sales Support Specialist: What It Is and Career Path

What is a senior sales support specialist and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a senior sales support specialist. For example, did you know that they make an average of $31.69 an hour? That's $65,922 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 4% and produce 63,300 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreSenior Sales Support SpecialistUS Average

Salary

5.2

Avg. Salary $65,922

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

7.1

Growth rate 4%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.8

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.23%

Asian 5.17%

Black or African American 3.85%

Hispanic or Latino 14.34%

Unknown 3.71%

White 72.69%

Gender

female 70.00%

male 30.00%

Age - 48

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 48

Stress level

7.1

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

8.4

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

4.9

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a senior sales support specialist

Explore senior sales support specialist education requirements

Most common senior sales support specialist degrees

Bachelor's

70.4 %

Associate

19.4 %

High School Diploma

4.8 %

Start to develop specific senior sales support specialist skills

Skills	Percentages
Sales Support	17.15%
PowerPoint	11.47%
Salesforce	8.87%
CRM	5.79%
Sales Process	5.64%

Complete relevant senior sales support specialist training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New senior sales support specialists learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a senior sales support specialist based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real senior sales support specialist resumes.

Research senior sales support specialist duties and responsibilities

Manage and reconcile accounts payable/receivable, department budget and payroll.
Utilize SalesForce to track sales campaigns and generate progress reports.
Present and demonstrate executive level product overviews as well as created extensive RFP responses.
Train staff on RFP software, and demonstrate capabilities for subject matter expert team.

Apply for senior sales support specialist jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a senior sales support specialist job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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