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Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing vs Sales Engineers

Compare Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing and Sales Engineers side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Sales Engineers pays about $53k more.

Sales Reps, Wholesale & Manufacturing

Median pay$72k
OutlookStable
AI exposureModerate 59%, modeled
EducationHigh school
Active ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading ComprehensionWriting

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.