Wine consultant vs outside sales

The differences between wine consultants and outside sales can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a wine consultant and an outside sales. Additionally, an outside sales has an average salary of $77,292, which is higher than the $48,408 average annual salary of a wine consultant.

The top three skills for a wine consultant include wine, cash handling and wine knowledge. The most important skills for an outside sales are customer service, product knowledge, and ongoing support.

Wine consultant vs outside sales overview

	Wine Consultant	Outside Sales
Yearly salary	$48,408	$77,292
Hourly rate	$23.27	$37.16
Growth rate	4%	4%
Number of jobs	41,460	333,400
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	4	4

Wine consultant vs outside sales salary

Wine consultants and outside sales have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wine Consultant	Outside Sales
Average salary	$48,408	$77,292
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $91,000	Between $56,000 And $104,000
Highest paying City	-	Arlington, VA
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	Morgan Stanley
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between wine consultant and outside sales education

There are a few differences between a wine consultant and an outside sales in terms of educational background:

	Wine Consultant	Outside Sales
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred

Wine consultant vs outside sales demographics

Here are the differences between wine consultants' and outside sales' demographics:

	Wine Consultant	Outside Sales
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 49.8% Female, 50.2%	Male, 78.3% Female, 21.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.9% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 5.2% White, 72.4% 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, 72.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	6%	6%

Differences between wine consultant and outside sales duties and responsibilities

Wine consultant example responsibilities.

Book and coordinate wine tasting events, facilitate customer invitations, and manage customer relationships and satisfaction.
Utilize CRM systems to effectively manage accounts; leverage competitor and market intelligence to drive offer posture and capture competitor accounts.
Assist customers with the selection of wines, spirits, and beer.
Assist front of the bar, bartending and comply basic duties & procedures.
Assist customers find wines, spirits and beers right for their budget and taste preferences.
Set up all marketing and POS material at venues for overall aesthetics and professionalism of events.

Outside sales example responsibilities.

Plan logistical outside sales route, planned/schedule sales calls with web-base CRM program, manage various sales cycles.
Manage and create all content distribute via various social media outlets: Facebook, twitter, feedback blogs, etc.
Perfect the craft of upselling customers.
Prepare material estimates/bids for houses, windows, doors, trusses, etc.
Increase existing customer base and generate new dealer and customer relationships within the HVAC equipment and sales.
Estimate, price, bid and follow up to all mechanical HVAC and plumbing plan and spec projects.

Wine consultant vs outside sales skills

Common wine consultant skills

Wine, 64%
Cash Handling, 5%
Wine Knowledge, 5%
ABC, 4%
Product Knowledge, 4%
Customer Service, 4%

Common outside sales skills

Customer Service, 30%
Product Knowledge, 9%
Ongoing Support, 4%
Work Ethic, 4%
CRM, 4%
Flyers, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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