Telemarketers
SOC 41-9041 · 2024-2034
Solicit donations or orders for goods or services over the telephone.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -22.5%
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
- $46,419per year
- Projected openings
- 3,850
- Projected change
- -22.5%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
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
- Service Orientation
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $51,235 | 170 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $42,475 | 130 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $39,633 | 390 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $38,292 | 1,060 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $37,743 | 560 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $37,076 | 180 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $36,166 | 290 |
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 of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $81,587 | 164,660 | +4.7% |
| Customer Service Representatives | $50,733 | 219,040 | -5.6% |
| Advertising Sales Agents | $81,092 | 9,540 | -4.9% |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | $45,420 | 77,120 | +3.2% |
| Receptionists and Information Clerks | $45,143 | 112,320 | +5.3% |
| New Accounts Clerks | $53,333 | 480 | -20% |