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Advertising Sales Agents vs Sales Engineers

Compare Advertising Sales Agents and Sales Engineers side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Sales Engineers pays about $60k more.

Advertising Sales Agents

Median pay$65k
OutlookDeclining
AI exposureModerate 63%, modeled
EducationHigh school
SpeakingActive ListeningReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWriting

Sales Engineers

Median pay$125k
OutlookGrowing fast
AI exposureHigh 80%, modeled
EducationBachelor's
SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWriting
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.