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Entry-level inside sales representative jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

An inside sales representative sells by phone, email and video instead of traveling to customers. You own a book of leads or small accounts, run the call from first contact to close and keep the customer afterward. Right now 1,242 entry-level inside sales representative jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a inside sales representative does

In the sales family of jobs. Roles that start conversations with buyers, qualify them and close deals.

A typical day

  1. 1. Call and email leads and customers
  2. 2. Demo the product or service over video
  3. 3. Quote prices and prepare orders
  4. 4. Follow up on open proposals
  5. 5. Keep the CRM current

Do you need experience?

16 of the 1,242 open entry-level inside sales representative jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 7 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level inside sales representative jobs

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Skills for inside sales representative jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Phone and video selling
  2. 2. Product knowledge
  3. 3. Negotiation basics
  4. 4. CRM software
  5. 5. Questioning
  6. 6. Organization

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The market for inside sales representative work

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Open entry-level inside sales representative jobs
1,242

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
16

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
7

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Median pay in listings that state it
$62,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings (287 with pay).

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Employment outlook, the closest government category
Projected -1% from 2025 to 2035 (little or no change).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

AI use at work, the closest government category
Among sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Across 287 open entry-level inside sales representative listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $50,000 to $80,000, with a median of $62,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Outlook and AI-use figures are for the government category “Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products”, the closest match to this job.

Where entry-level inside sales representative jobs are

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Employers hiring inside sales representatives now

  • Builders FirstSource 69
  • United Rentals 34
  • Geico 23
  • Stratford Davis 20
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance 19
  • National Debt Relief, LLC. 18
  • Alro Steel 17
  • CharterUP 15
  • Ferguson 14
  • Safe Haven Security 14

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Questions about inside sales representative jobs

What does a inside sales representative do?
An inside sales representative sells by phone, email and video instead of traveling to customers. You own a book of leads or small accounts, run the call from first contact to close and keep the customer afterward. A typical day includes: call and email leads and customers; demo the product or service over video; quote prices and prepare orders; follow up on open proposals; keep the CRM current.
Can I get an entry-level inside sales representative job with no experience?
16 of the 1,242 open entry-level inside sales representative jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 7 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a inside sales representative?
The skills this job uses most are phone and video selling, product knowledge, negotiation basics, CRM software, questioning, organization. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level inside sales representative make?
Across 287 open entry-level inside sales representative listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $50,000 to $80,000, with a median of $62,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a inside sales representative job lead?
People in this job commonly move to account executive, account manager, sales development representative, outside sales representative. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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