Sales & Related

Telemarketers

SOC 41-9041

Sell products and services over the phone, through a lot of rejection.

Median pay

$35k

$30k to $40k typical range

Outlook

Declining

7k openings / yr

Education

No formal credential

AI exposure

85%

modeled estimate · 99th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

32/100

Key skills

Speaking
Active Listening
Reading Comprehension
Critical Thinking
Writing
Monitoring

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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.