Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
SOC 41-4011 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -1.7%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $125,352per year
- Projected openings
- 24,440
- Projected change
- -1.7%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Persuasion
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Negotiation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Reading Comprehension
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $165,146 | 2,970 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $163,216 | 2,090 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $128,121 | 100 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $121,706 | 1,270 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $120,554 | 60 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $110,585 | 1,790 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $110,411 | 50 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $107,814 | 2,300 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $106,871 | 2,560 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $103,448 | 280 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $103,100 | 680 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $100,513 | 300 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $99,869 | 80 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $98,151 | 730 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $91,719 | 50 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $90,605 | 140 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $80,339 | 120 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $77,772 | 170 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $76,515 | 70 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $74,684 | 30 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $69,797 | 50 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $68,600 | 90 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 50 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products | $77,187 | 117,100 | -3.3% |
| Sales Engineers | $140,428 | 5,260 | +1.6% |
| Industrial Production Managers | $134,845 | 18,120 | +0.8% |
| Sales Managers | $137,173 | 88,500 | +2.9% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers | $81,879 | 20,300 | -4.9% |
| Advertising Sales Agents | $81,092 | 9,540 | -4.9% |
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