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Job outlook for telesales representatives in the United States
Telesales representative job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected telesales representative job growth rate is -4% from 2018-2028.
About -105,300 new jobs for telesales representatives are projected over the next decade.
Telesales representative salaries have increased 11% for telesales representatives in the last 5 years.
There are over 226,751 telesales representatives currently employed in the United States.
There are 221,315 active telesales representative job openings in the US.
The average telesales representative salary is $65,894.
Are telesales representative jobs in demand?
Telesales representative job and salary trends over time
Telesales representative jobs over time
Telesales representative job growth rate over time
| Year | # of jobs | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 226,751 | 0.07% |
| 2020 | 230,586 | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 237,719 | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 233,962 | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 225,969 | 0.07% |
Average telesales representative salary over time
Telesales representative salary by year
| Year | Avg. salary | Hourly rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $65,894 | $31.68 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | $63,834 | $30.69 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | $62,068 | $29.84 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | $60,487 | $29.08 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | $59,402 | $28.56 | +1.8% |
Telesales representative jobs by state
Most common states for telesales representatives
| Rank | State | Population | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 425 | 56% |
| 2 | Maine | 1,335,907 | 694 | 52% |
| 3 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 1,607 | 51% |
| 4 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 381 | 44% |
| 5 | Montana | 1,050,493 | 434 | 41% |
| 6 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 763 | 40% |
| 7 | West Virginia | 1,815,857 | 712 | 39% |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 2,317 | 34% |
| 9 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 990 | 34% |
| 10 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 1,855 | 33% |
| 11 | New Hampshire | 1,342,795 | 441 | 33% |
| 12 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 190 | 33% |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 3,962 | 31% |
| 14 | Kentucky | 4,454,189 | 1,397 | 31% |
| 15 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 324 | 31% |
| 16 | Arizona | 7,016,270 | 2,074 | 30% |
| 17 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 2,002 | 30% |
| 18 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 3,673 | 29% |
| 19 | Ohio | 11,658,609 | 3,313 | 28% |
| 20 | Idaho | 1,716,943 | 473 | 28% |
Most common cities for telesales representatives
| Rank | City | # of jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl | Avg. salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth | 8 | 10% | $70,083 |
| 2 | Mahwah | 1 | 4% | $68,648 |
| 3 | Boston | 1 | 0% | $74,307 |
| 4 | Chicago | 1 | 0% | $67,877 |
| 5 | Madison | 1 | 0% | $68,313 |
| 6 | Miami | 1 | 0% | $55,816 |
Telesales Representative job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of telesales representative experts
University of Maryland - College Park
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Montclair State University
What Telesales Representative skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
Dr. Kathleen Kelly: Maximizing your salary potential requires research, flexibility, and being your best advocate.
E. Duff Wrobbel Ph.D.
ChairSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville
Communication And Media Studies
What Telesales Representative skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
E. Duff Wrobbel Ph.D.: All things social media are important, and so writing skills still matter.
What will help Telesales Representatives increase their earning potential?
E. Duff Wrobbel Ph.D.: With this major, probably the best salaries are from sales jobs, which many people shy away from because they think only of hustling used cars, but sales can be very good work.
What are the biggest trends we'll see in the Telesales Representative job market given the pandemic?
Jeffrey Gonzalez: I have to stress that I'm not an economist but an English professor who does a little work helping English majors think about their career options. That said, the American economy seems to continue down a bifurcated path--white collar labor that provides a modicum of security and blue- or pink-collar labor or gig work that isn't secure or well-paid. I would bet that we'll see a great deal of jobs in both sectors emerge as more people are vaccinated and as the summer months mean more people interacting outside, and I'm also optimistic about the stimulus packages' effect on the economy.
The trends will, if you ask me, mean more hiring. But for the students I work with, it'll likely be more of the same: underemployment for Humanities majors upon first graduating college, followed by slow & steady growth in wages and benefits through a period of switching jobs and careers. They'll start in jobs that involve reading, writing, researching, and analysis, or they'll support individuals engaged in these processes, before they start designing or directing projects of their own. Workers who learn fast, who have great language skills, who are adaptable to different circumstances--these people have the best chance of achieving careers.
Where will we see growth? In areas that cater to the very wealthy; in app development; in health care/public health (of course); in finance; in entertainment production though housed in a handful of places.
Will we see growth in academic hiring? Not for the field I work in--the teaching & research side. We will continue to see growth in the administrative aspects of the university, which has been the trend for decades, while tenure-line hiring has declined considerably. It's not a good job to pursue.