Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products

Marketing, Sales and Service
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.

What a sales representative, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific product does

Become a sales representative, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific product

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good sales representative, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific product

  • Talking to others.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
  • Bringing people together to solve differences.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $73 per hour with an average salary of $152,400 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $49 and $82 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $101,900 and $171,200 per year.

Sales Representative, Wholesale And Manufacturing, Technical And Scientific Product job outlook

  • There are 16,026 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 2,190 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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