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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.
What a sales representative, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific product does
Become a sales representative, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific product
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good sales representative, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific product
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Bringing people together to solve differences.
- Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $48 per hour with a typical salary of $96,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $28 and $61 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $20,200 and $106,100 per year.
- 53% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $31 per hour with a typical salary of $32,900 per year.
- 24% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Sales Representative, Wholesale And Manufacturing, Except Technical And Scientific Product job outlook
- There are 32,614 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 3,277 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 18% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.