Sales & Related

Business Development Representatives

SOC 41-9099

Generate and qualify leads for account executives through outbound prospecting.

Median pay

$48k

$37k to $71k typical range

Outlook

Growing

16k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's

AI exposure

49%

modeled estimate

Future-proof

54/100

Key skills

Cold outreach
Qualification
CRM
Persistence
Communication

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.