Specialty representative vs representative

The differences between specialty representatives and representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a specialty representative, becoming a representative takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a specialty representative has an average salary of $49,201, which is higher than the $36,023 average annual salary of a representative.

The top three skills for a specialty representative include patients, oncology and dermatology. The most important skills for a representative are cleanliness, patients, and customer issues.

Specialty representative vs representative overview

	Specialty Representative	Representative
Yearly salary	$49,201	$36,023
Hourly rate	$23.65	$17.32
Growth rate	4%	-4%
Number of jobs	50,435	252,761
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 85%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	47	40
Years of experience	2	12

What does a specialty representative do?

A specialty representative is responsible for selling specific goods and services to target customers through remote communication or site visits, depending on business requirements and client needs. Specialty representatives assist the marketing and sales team in delivering high-quality sales strategies and promotional techniques to attract customers, identifying their needs by researching industry trends to drive more revenue resources and achieve sales goals and objectives. A specialty representative should have excellent communication and organizational skills, especially in responding to the customers' inquiries and concerns, resolving complaints, and updating their accounts within the database.

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.

Specialty representative vs representative salary

Specialty representatives and representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Specialty Representative	Representative
Average salary	$49,201	$36,023
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $92,000	Between $23,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Google
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between specialty representative and representative education

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

	Specialty Representative	Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 85%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Specialty representative vs representative demographics

Here are the differences between specialty representatives' and representatives' demographics:

	Specialty Representative	Representative
Average age	47	40
Gender ratio	Male, 47.7% Female, 52.3%	Male, 41.8% Female, 58.2%
Race ratio	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%	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%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between specialty representative and representative duties and responsibilities

Specialty representative example responsibilities.

Manage the strategic planning and territory development of neurology accounts.
Manage the development, productivity and utilization of local, regional and national speakers for hyperlipidemia and hypertension.
Attract and build strong advocates within large cardiology groups by building a reputation on integrity, product knowledge and accountability.
Develop and influence neurology and psychiatry opinion leaders by organizing medical education events, residency and speaker programs.
Present in-services for healthcare teams in surgery, ICU and GI settings.
Work with key colorectal surgeons and anesthesiologists to prepare for the launch of Entereg.

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

Specialty representative vs representative skills

Common specialty representative skills

Patients, 27%
Oncology, 10%
Dermatology, 8%
Neurology, 6%
Educational Programs, 6%
Endocrinology, 5%

Common representative skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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