Retail Salespersons vs Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing
Compare Retail Salespersons and Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing pays about $37k more.
Median pay$35k
OutlookDeclining
AI exposureSome 33%, modeled
EducationNo formal credential
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Median pay$72k
OutlookStable
AI exposureModerate 59%, modeled
EducationHigh school
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionWriting
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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.