Sales jobs and conferences
Account executives, business development, sales leadership and partnerships. Sales has about 44,856 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $100,000 a year. About 43% of openings are entry or early-career level. 225 conferences are tagged to it, 172 with dates announced.
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Sales market snapshot
Every figure names its source and period. Estimates are labeled as estimates; AI exposure is what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss.
- Verified open jobs
- about 44,856
- Typical posted salary
- $100,000 a year (middle half $76,000 to $150,000)
- Entry or early-career level
- 43% of openings
- Say no experience is needed
- 1% of openings
- Ask for AI skills
- 6% of openings
- Median annual wage, Sales occupations
- $38,530
- Observed AI exposure, Sales occupations
- 24% of tasks show work-related Claude usage (average across 20 occupations)
- AI task exposure, closest group (Sales)
- 40.9 out of 100: what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss
- Employment change, Sales
- −1.6% from 2022 to 2026
- Unemployed 27+ weeks, last job in Sales
- 28.9% of unemployed people
- Conferences in the catalog for Sales
- 225, 172 with dates announced
- Next conference
- NAIFA National Leadership Conference and Protectors, Nov 9, 2026
- Median published ticket price
- $709
Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,921 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: phrase detected in the posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.
See the detail →Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, national, all industries, May 2025.
See the detail →Source: Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts, March 2026: coverage of tasks, not job loss, estimate.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026; Eloundou et al. (2024) task-exposure score, estimate.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August, 2022 and 2026.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August 2026, 1,256 respondents.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter conference catalog.
See the detail →Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 49 conferences with a price.
See the detail →Skills most often named in openings
- 1. salesforce6%
- 2. crm5%
- 3. quota5%
- 4. forecasting3%
- 5. onboarding3%
- 6. procurement3%
- 7. go-to-market3%
- 8. enterprise sales2%
States with the most openings
- 1. CA13%
- 2. NY12%
- 3. TX10%
- 4. IL7%
- 5. FL6%
What Sales jobs pay
Advertised pay on live postings that state it, annual in US dollars.
Sales pay: median $118,000, middle half $77,500 to $169,000, from 13,365 postings. See also the skills that pay more.
Open Sales jobs
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Supplier Partnerships Manager
Turner Construction · Augusta, GA
Nov 9, 2026
- Territory Sales Manager
Next Level Impacts · New York, NY
Nov 8, 2026
- Vice President, Offshore Energy Business Development - Latin America (Autonomous Vehicle)
Ocean Aero · United States
Nov 8, 2026
- Erie Home - Outside Sales Representative
Erie Home · Milan, IL
$125k–$250k · Nov 8, 2026
- Business Development Associate
Front Page Agency · Peoria, AZ
Nov 8, 2026
- Veterinary Regional Sales Manager - Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (Royal Canin)
Mars · Dallas, Texas, United States
Nov 8, 2026
- Field Sales Representative
Insight Global · Franklin Park, IL
Nov 8, 2026
- Q30 - Vice President of Sales
Connecticut Innovations · Norwalk, CT
$150k · Nov 8, 2026
- Sales Engineer in Metal Hose Industry
Universal Hose & Braid · Chicago, IL
Nov 8, 2026
- Vice President, Pricing & Revenue Optimization
Triton Environmental Consultants · Bradenton, FL
Nov 8, 2026
- Business Development Associate, Asset-Based Lending
FGI · New York, NY
Nov 8, 2026
- Field Sales Representative
AT&T · Pacifica, CA
$100k · Nov 8, 2026
- Territory Sales Representative
Advantage Solutions · North Miami, FL
Nov 8, 2026
- Field Sales Representative
Global Payments · New York, NY
Nov 8, 2026
- Field Sales Representative
Mosaic Diagnostics · Chicago, IL
Nov 8, 2026
Showing the newest 15 of about 44,856 verified open jobs here. Search all jobs
Industries hiring for this function
Employers hiring
Sales jobs in the rankings
Rankings about sales jobs
- Best cities for sales jobs #1 New York (2,774 openings)
- Best cities for sales pay after cost of living #1 Santa Clara ($175k)
- Most requested AI skills in sales jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (4.1%)
- AI tools named most often in sales jobs #1 Gong (0.93%)
- Employers with the most sales jobs #1 Charter Communications (389 roles)
Ranked: the employers hiring the most sales jobs
Sales conferences
Conferences tagged for this function, plus events with no function tag whose attendee roles point here.
- NAIFA National Leadership Conference and Protectors
Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV
Free expo floor; session passes $285. Attendee rate $285 (includes Belong Awards Luncheon). Luncheon only $125. Protector access…
- OutBound Sales Training & Leadership Conference
Nov 9 to Nov 12, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV
Paid ticket. Prices not listed on the home page.
- TechServe Alliance Executive Summit
Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Huntington Beach, CA
Ticket $2,695 to $3,995. IT & engineering services firm rates: early bird (to Jul 31) member $2,695 / non-member $3,095; advance…
- American Film Market (AFM)
Nov 10 to Nov 15, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
Ticket $345 to $1,295. One-day $345; three-day $445; four-day $645; Industry $945; Platinum $1,295.
- Diversity & Procurement Summit
Nov 12, 2026 · New York, NY
Paid ticket. Ticket price not listed; registration via Eventbrite link on page
- TCI EXPO
Nov 12 to Nov 14, 2026 · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ticket $330 to $805. Trade Show Only $35-$60 member / $50-$75 non-member (rising by tier, onsite $60/$75). Onsite Education…
- PLMA Private Label Trade Show
Nov 15 to Nov 17, 2026 · Rosemont, IL
Apply to attend. Visitors use a 'Request to Attend' form; no fee stated.
- AAHOA Convention & Trade Show
Nov 16, 2026 · In person
Paid ticket. 2026 edition was April 8-10, Philadelphia; 2027 dates not found. AAHOA also runs regional hotel-owner shows (Texas…
- HBA Annual Conference
Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · Houston, TX
Paid ticket. Pricing not read. HBA also lists a new FIVE Experience in New York, June 15-18, 2027.
- MEDICA
Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Duesseldorf, DE
Paid ticket. Standard day and multi-day tickets; prices in the ticket shop; online cheaper than on site.
- AEC.AI Summit
Nov 18 to Nov 20, 2026 · Austin, TX
Paid ticket, price not listed
- Produced By Conference
Nov 20, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA
Paid ticket. 2027 pricing not posted.
- RSNA Annual Meeting
Nov 29 to Dec 3, 2026 · Chicago, IL
Ticket $485 to $2,525. Non-member in-person only from $485 (trainees) to $2,525; industry non-member $1,885; exhibits-only $730.
- I/ITSEC
Nov 30 to Dec 3, 2026 · Orlando, FL
Ticket $350 to $925. Industry $775 (NTSA/NDIA member) to $925 late non-member; US gov non-DoD civilians $350; .gov/.mil email…
- LDI
Dec 2 to Dec 8, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV
Ticket About $189. Under-25 pass $189; advance rate ends Nov 20, 2026; expo Dec 6-8.
- Selling Power Sales Training and Enablement Summit
Dec 2 to Dec 4, 2026 · Online
Paid ticket. Pricing not read.
- Salesforce World Tour New York (Agentforce)
Dec 3, 2026 · New York, NY
Free. Free registration.
- Finseca Forum 400 Annual Meeting
Jan 9 to Jan 12, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ
By invitation only. Registration included in Forum 400 membership; production verification required.
- Surface Navy Association National Symposium
Jan 12 to Jan 14, 2027 · Arlington, VA
Paid ticket. Registration opens early November 2026; price not yet published.
- The PPAI Expo
Jan 12 to Jan 14, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV
Paid ticket. Pricing not listed on the page.
- Big I Winter Meeting
Jan 13 to Jan 16, 2027 · Rancho Mirage, CA
Paid ticket. 2027 registration not yet open.
- Detroit Auto Show
Jan 14 to Jan 24, 2027 · Detroit, MI
Free expo, paid sessions. Industry Day Jan 14, Charity Preview Jan 15, public show Jan 16-24; ticket prices not on the home page.
- Podfest Expo
Jan 14 to Jan 17, 2027 · Orlando, FL
Paid ticket. Ticket prices are on go.podfestexpo.com/tickets (not read).
- Winter FancyFaire
Jan 17 to Jan 19, 2027 · San Francisco, CA
Paid ticket. Pricing not on the home page.
- NAW Executive Summit
Jan 19 to Jan 21, 2027 · Washington, DC
Paid ticket. Prices not captured.
- FMI Midwinter Executive Conference
Jan 20 to Jan 23, 2027 · Chula Vista, CA
By invitation only. FMI site describes the Midwinter Executive Conference as invitation-only and member-only.
- Future Advisors Conference
Jan 20 to Jan 21, 2027 · Gainesville, FL
Paid ticket, price not listed
- Sundance Film Festival
Jan 21 to Jan 31, 2027 · Boulder, CO
Paid ticket. Pass pricing not in results.
- ECRM Sessions
Jan 25 to Jan 27, 2027 · Dallas, TX
Apply to attend. Curated buyer-supplier meeting sessions; supplier fees apply and pricing is per program, not read. Many sessions…
- Affiliate Summit West
Jan 26 to Jan 28, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV
Ticket $949 to $1,309. Networking pass $949 (discounted until Nov 20, 2026), full price $1,309. VIP $1,249 / $1,609; Partnership…
- Inman Connect New York
Jan 26 to Jan 28, 2027 · New York, NY
Ticket About $799. Early bird pass $799; other tiers not shown on the event page.
- The NGA Show
Jan 31 to Feb 2, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV
Paid ticket. 2027 registration packages page not read.
Open call for speakers
- National Small Business Conference (National 8(a) Association)
Feb 1 to Feb 3, 2027 · New Orleans, LA
Free expo floor; session passes $575. General registration early bird $575 (GovEvents listing); government agency reps free.
- HealthLeaders Revenue Cycle Exchange
Feb 3 to Feb 5, 2027 · Fort Lauderdale, FL
By invitation only. Sponsor-supported, no attendee fee.
- MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo (CREF)
Feb 7 to Feb 10, 2027 · San Diego, CA
Paid ticket. Discount early registration deadline Nov 4.
- NAIFA FSP Institute
Feb 7 to Feb 10, 2027 · Nashville, TN
Paid ticket, price not listed
- 1EdTech Learning Impact Conference
Feb 8 to Feb 10, 2027 · San Antonio, TX
Paid ticket. Fees not read.
- Manifest
Feb 8 to Feb 10, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV
Paid ticket. Prices not captured.
- HIDA Healthcare Manufacturing Sales and Leadership Forum
Feb 8 to Feb 10, 2027 · Tampa, FL
Paid ticket. Pricing not listed.
- SMPS Southern Regional Conference (SRC)
Feb 10 to Feb 12, 2027 · Fort Worth, TX
Paid ticket, price not listed
- HFMA Region 5 South Eastern Summit
Feb 14 to Feb 17, 2027 · Nashville, TN
Paid ticket, price not listed
- BIO Investment & Growth Summit (BIO CEO & Investor)
Feb 16 to Feb 17, 2027 · Miami Beach, FL
Paid ticket. Price not published; page banner and body disagree on dates.
- NADA Show
Feb 17 to Feb 20, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV
Ticket $709 to $1,499. Dealer/manager members $709 early bird (ended Oct 2) / $809 advance to Dec 11 / $909 regular to Feb 16 /…
- NAIFA-Texas Annual State Conference
Feb 17 to Feb 19, 2027 · Austin, TX
Ticket $102 to $250. $102 through Jan 11, 2027, $250 Jan 12-29.
- Retailing Innovation Summit
Feb 19, 2027 · College Station, TX
Ticket About $295. $295 ticket
- eTail Palm Springs
Feb 22 to Feb 25, 2027 · Palm Springs, CA
Ticket About $499. Pricing from $499; promo code discounts exist.
- ILMC (International Live Music Conference)
Feb 23 to Feb 26, 2027 · London, GB
Apply to attend. Delegate price not published; first-timers need two members.
- Biocom California Global Life Science Partnering & Investor Conference
Feb 23 to Feb 25, 2027 · San Diego, CA
Paid ticket. Price not published on the events page.
- Sales Enablement Summit series
Feb 24 to Feb 25, 2027 · Austin, TX
Ticket About $995. Individual pass $995 (shown against $1,295); Pro+ membership $1,999 includes the summit. Austin edition.
Open call for speakers
- Trends & Strategies Conference
Feb 25 to Feb 26, 2027 · Orlando, FL
Ticket $450 to $500. $450 early bird until Dec 19, then $500; hotel separate
- NALSC Annual Conference
Feb 25 to Feb 27, 2027 · Los Angeles, CA
Free expo, paid sessions. Registration fees not listed; member and non-sponsor registration is waitlist only.
- POC GovCon Executive Leadership Summit
Feb 25, 2027 · In person
Free expo, paid sessions. Potomac Officers Club membership tiers set the price: Professional $795/yr (40% off), Elite $1,495/yr…
- TCA Truckload Annual Convention
Feb 28 to Mar 3, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV
Paid ticket. Registration prices not listed yet; one TCA page shows Feb 27-Mar 2, confirm.
- GDC Festival of Gaming
Mar 1 to Mar 4, 2027 · San Francisco, CA
Ticket $125 to $1,249. Early rate to Dec 11: Business Hall only $125, Festival $549, Game Changer $1,249; Academic pass $299.
- Natural Products Expo West
Mar 2 to Mar 5, 2027 · Anaheim, CA
Free expo, paid sessions. Registration not yet open; 'Notify me' list.
Open call for speakers
- ASD Market Week
Mar 2 to Mar 4, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV
Free. Pre-registration free for qualifying buyers; onsite $55 per the FAQ.
- AAOS Annual Meeting
Mar 3 to Mar 6, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV
Paid ticket. Registration opens Nov 2, 2026; early bird ends Dec 6, 2026.
- Seafood Expo North America / Seafood Processing North America
Mar 7 to Mar 9, 2027 · Boston, MA
Paid ticket. Registration open; fees not read.
- SIA Executive Forum North America
Mar 8 to Mar 11, 2027 · Miami Beach, FL
Paid ticket. Fee schedule is on SIA's event page; amount not read.
Open call for speakers
- HBMA Innovation Conference
Mar 8 to Mar 10, 2027 · Colorado Springs, CO
Ticket $799 to $1,099. Early bird through Jan 15, 2027: member $799, non-member $1,099. Standard rate after that not shown.
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