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Outside Sales Representative jobs: 1,622 open roles

Open outside sales representative jobs taken from employers’ own career sites and checked to still be open. Listings that state pay show a median of $92,500 a year.

The market for outside sales representative work

Every figure names its source. Skills and AI-skill shares describe the whole Sales function this title sits in. Outlook, pay and AI-use figures are for the government category “Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products”, the closest occupation to this title.

Verified open outside sales representative jobs
1,622

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

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Median pay in listings that state it
$92,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Employment outlook
Projected -1% from 2025 to 2035 (little or no change).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

National median pay, all levels
$72,080

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025.

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Openings a year nationally, growth plus replacement
99,800

Source: BLS Employment Projections.

AI use at work
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.

Sales openings that ask for AI skills
6%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

Sales openings that are remote
7%

Source: NextChapter verified openings.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. salesforce6%
  2. 2. crm5%
  3. 3. quota5%
  4. 4. forecasting3%
  5. 5. onboarding3%
  6. 6. procurement3%
  7. 7. go-to-market3%
  8. 8. enterprise sales2%

AI skills worth building for this work

  1. 1. AI tools in daily work
  2. 2. Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
  3. 3. Prompt design
  4. 4. AI coding assistants
  5. 5. AI workflow automation
  6. 6. Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate)

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Where outside sales representative experience can go next

Career moves the skills carry over to, closest fit first. Time is how long a move usually takes.

  • Customer success

    Close fit · Quick switch (weeks)

    Customer success keeps the relationship side of sales with steadier pay and less rejection.

    Carries over: Customer relationships, Discovery, CRM discipline

  • Partnerships

    Close fit · A few months

    Partnerships sells through other companies: the same skills on longer, bigger deals.

    Carries over: Negotiation, Pipeline management, Executive relationships

  • Sales enablement

    Adjacent · A few months

    Enablement teams hire former sellers to train the next ones; credibility with reps is the job.

    Carries over: Real selling experience, Objection handling, Coaching reps

  • Search-firm or agency recruiting consultant

    Adjacent · A few months

    Search firms need people who can win clients; selling skills matter more there than HR background.

    Carries over: Business development, Closing, Resilience

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Open outside sales representative jobs

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Outside Sales Representative salary

The middle half of outside sales representative listings that state pay run from $63,000 to $100,000. See the full outside sales representative salary breakdown.

Sales jobs in the rankings

Rankings about sales jobs

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Where outside sales representative jobs are

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Outside Sales Representative jobs by city and state

Employers hiring outside sales representatives

  • Charter Communications 223
  • Orkin 167
  • Hibu 137
  • Rollins 70
  • Home Genius Exteriors 57
  • Builders FirstSource 54
  • Graybar 43
  • National Federation of Independent Business 42
  • Flow Control Group 29
  • Hattori Hanzo Shears 28

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