Telemarketers

Marketing, Sales and Service
Solicit donations or orders for goods or services over the telephone.

What a telemarketer does

Become a telemarketer

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good telemarketer

  • Talking to others.
  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
  • Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.
  • Looking for ways to help people.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $19 per hour with an average salary of $39,000 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $15 and $21 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $32,100 and $42,800 per year.

Telemarketer job outlook

  • There are 575 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 218 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

Growth rate by year

Education needed

These occupations usually require a high school diploma.

Programs to get you there

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