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Advertising Sales Agents vs Services Sales Representatives

Median pay is about $5k higher for Services Sales Representatives. Both usually start with the same education: high school.

marks the higher pay or growth. Education, difficulty and the AI rows depend on what you want, so they are not marked.

Advertising Sales Agents compared with Services Sales Representatives: pay, outlook, entry and AI exposure
MeasureAdvertising Sales AgentsServices Sales Representatives
Pay
Median pay$64,820$69,990, higher
Entry pay 25th percentile$47,020$47,670, higher
Experienced pay 75th percentile$99,990$100,480, higher
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Projected growth-7.2% Declining+2.7% Growing, higher
Openings a year7,800115,700
Getting in
Typical educationHigh schoolHigh school
Difficulty modeled2 / 52 / 5
AI
Displacement risk modeledHighModerate
AI exposure modeled, percentile67th pct50th pct

Where the skills differ

Only Advertising Sales Agents

  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Critical Thinking
  • Writing
  • Monitoring

Only Services Sales Representatives

  • Prospecting
  • Negotiation
  • Product knowledge
  • Persistence
  • Communication

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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills: O*NET 30.3. Difficulty, displacement risk and AI exposure are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.