| Important Core Job Duties (in order of importance) For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms. |
| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Contact new or existing customers to discuss how specific products or services can meet their needs. |
| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Complete expense reports, sales reports, or other paperwork. |
| Importance: 95 (%) | Description: Collaborate with colleagues to exchange information, such as selling strategies or marketing information. |
| Importance: 90 (%) | Description: Inform customers of estimated delivery schedules, service contracts, warranties, or other information pertaining to purchased products. |
| Importance: 90 (%) | Description: Attend sales or trade meetings or read related publications to obtain information about market conditions, business trends, environmental regulations, or industry developments. |
| Importance: 89 (%) | Description: Identify prospective customers, using business directories, leads from existing clients, participation in organizations, or trade show or conference attendance. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications. |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Visit establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales. |
| Importance: 86 (%) | Description: Prepare sales presentations or proposals to explain product specifications or applications. |
| Importance: 83 (%) | Description: Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements. |
| Importance: 82 (%) | Description: Emphasize product features, based on analyses of customers' needs and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations. |
| Importance: 82 (%) | Description: Verify that delivery schedules meet project deadlines. |
| Importance: 81 (%) | Description: Select or assist customers in selecting products based on customer needs, product specifications, and applicable regulations. |
| Importance: 80 (%) | Description: Advise customers on product usage to improve production. |
| Importance: 79 (%) | Description: Maintain customer records, using automated systems. |
| Importance: 78 (%) | Description: Provide customers with ongoing technical support. |
| Importance: 75 (%) | Description: Study documentation or other information for new scientific or technical products. |
| Importance: 75 (%) | Description: Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders. |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Stock or distribute resources, such as samples or promotional or educational materials. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Compute customer's installation or production costs and estimate savings from new services, products, or equipment. |
Information Technology Careers and Jobs Careers and Jobs
Select, Find and Prepare for Information Technology Careers and Jobs Careers and Jobs - all on one page
For people who want a broad entry point into tech before specializing in security, networking, or systems. Use the tools below to see which information technology roles fit your background and goals.
IT is a broad umbrella covering support, networking, security, and systems administration, each with different entry requirements. Use the tools below to explore Information Technology-related job titles sorted by growth rate, salary, or required education. You can start with entry points like Help Desk Technician, or look ahead to advanced roles such as IT Director or Chief Information Officer. Along the way, you will see specific certifications, such as CompTIA A+ / Network+, that can help you move up the career ladder.
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This page will take you through 4 steps to (1) Select from Information Technology Careers and Jobs careers/jobs, (2) Find Information Technology Careers and Jobs job listings, (3) Prepare for Information Technology Careers and Jobs careers, and (4) Provide Information Technology Careers and Jobs career-specific resources.
Step 1: Select a Career/Job: This page starts with 4 ways for you to identify and select from listings of Information Technology Careers and Jobs careers/jobs:
A) Fastest Growing Information Technology Careers and Jobs Careers - 2023 to 2033 (est.)
These listings are based on job growth estimates and helps you to identify the fastest growing and evolving Information Technology Careers and Jobs careers. Some careers may not initially seem related to Information Technology Careers and Jobs, so relevant Information Technology Careers and Jobs jobs are listed alongside each listing. This can also help us to identify which careers (bottom of the listing) may have negative growth - perhaps due to automation or planned obsolescence.
B) Median Annual Salary U.S. Information Technology Careers and Jobs Careers
These listings are sorted (descending) by median annual salary in the U.S. This may help us to identify our ideal career. We may not qualify at this time for the desired career, but this listing and the results provided can help us to explore job details, as well as learn how to appropriately prepare for the career.
C) Information Technology Careers and Jobs Career Ladders (Educational Requirements)
These listings will help us to identify Information Technology Careers and Jobs careers sorted by educational requirements (with the most difficult to obtain listed first). This may help us to identify career ladders (as we scroll down the list), and help us to get jobs that we qualify for now.
D) Select From a Listing of 488 Information Technology Careers and Jobs Jobs.
The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
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Once you have identified a job title of interest, simply click on it.
Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career/job title above, you will see a form asking for your location. You will see several radio selection choices to utilize the job search site of your choice.
Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the chosen career. Information may include (not every career choice includes all of the elements below - updates occur quarterly):
Core Duties: Lists the primary worker-related tasks performed in this occupation
Supplemental Duties: Lists additional tasks that are performed but are secondary to the core duties
Work Activities: Summarizes the broad types of behaviors and actions related to this career
Specific Work Activities: Provides more granular day-to-day activities tied to the work performed
Essential Skills: Provides foundational skills that are core to performing this specific occupation
Transferable Skills: Provides career-portable skills that can be applied across multiple occupations and industries
Day-in-the-Life Summaries: Provides a snapshot of the key activities performed on a typical workday in this career
Knowledge Required: Provides the requirements regarding the acquisition of facts and principles
Software Skills: Lists software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized by category and priority
Preparation Required: Provides a summary of the required experience and education
Education Required: Detailed breakdown of the education required
Training and Experience Required: Detailed breakdown of the training and Training and Experience Required
Local Salary Information: Provides national and local salary ranges
Certifications: Provides appropriate government and private-sector certifications and/or credentials that may be required
Professional Associations: Provides professional associations that are related to the career selected
Job Listings: Provides links to active current job listings for the selected career, along with multiple similar job titles to explore. All information appears on this page without navigating away.
Related Careers to Consider: Lists up to 20 careers that might be of interest to you (related to your initial choice - what they do, what they know, and what they're called), ranked by best fit.
** If you clicked on a link from section D (as described in Step 1 above), you will see one or more links to an occupation that is usually a bit more general than your initial job selection - the link(s) is directly related to the specific job you identified through your prior selections.
*NOTE: It is possible that there may not be a career path identified for the specific job you selected in Step 1. If this is the case, scroll up the page and click on a different career/job.
Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that provide detailed (updated) links specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview. Can also assist with coffee chats.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.
Step 1 of 4: Select a Career/Job
66 Information Technology Careers and Jobs careers are listed below (sorted by Percentage Change in Total Job Openings - 2023 to 2033 est.). Information Technology Careers and Jobs-related jobs specific to each career are also provided. This shows which careers are emerging and growing the fastest. Please Scroll and Select below:
| Occupations | U.S. Job Openings 2023-2033 (% change) | Information Technology Careers and Jobs-Related Jobs |
111 Information Technology Careers and Jobs careers are listed below (sorted by U.S. National Median Salary). Information Technology Careers and Jobs-related jobs specific to each occupation are also provided. Please Scroll and Select below::
| Occupations | National Median Salary | Information Technology Careers and Jobs-Related Jobs |
111 Information Technology Careers and Jobs careers are listed (sorted by Education/Preparation Requirements - descending) to provide career ladders. Information Technology Careers and Jobs-related jobs specific to each career are also provided.
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Education/Preparation Categories: 5 = Usually requires graduate school (e.g., Master's degree, Ph.D., M.D., or J.D.) 4 = Usually requires a four-year Bachelor's degree 3 = Usually requires vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or Associate's degree 2 = Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, but not always Please Scroll and Select below: |
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| Occupations | Education/Preparation | Information Technology Careers and Jobs-Related Jobs |
Scroll through the picklist (below). There are 488 specific Information Technology Careers and Jobs job titles listed. Select those that may be of interest - you will get active job listing links, along with detailed resources to help you prepare for a career related to that job.
You can use this form two ways:
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Select a Job Title (Scroll and Select) :
Step 2 of 4: Find a Job
Find Job Listings:
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products.
Step 3 of 4: Prepare For a Career
Description: Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.
Please click on a section below to expand and see detailed occupational information related to "Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products":
U.S. Total Employment (2023):
298,200U.S. Total Employment (2033 est.):
316,500
Employment Change (2023-2033 est.):
18,200 (6.1%) Average Annual Job Openings (2023-2033 est.):
31,700
| Important Supplemental Job Duties (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 63 (%) | Description: Demonstrate the operation or use of technical or scientific products. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Consult with engineers regarding technical problems with products. |
| Importance: 58 (%) | Description: Initiate sales campaigns to meet sales and production expectations. |
| Importance: 55 (%) | Description: Verify accuracy of materials lists. |
| Importance: 55 (%) | Description: Verify customer credit ratings. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Provide feedback to product design teams so that products can be tailored to clients' needs. |
| Importance: 47 (%) | Description: Present information to customers about the energy efficiency or environmental impact of scientific or technical products. |
| Importance: 45 (%) | Description: Arrange for installation and testing of products or machinery. |
| Importance: 44 (%) | Description: Visit establishments, such as pharmacies, to determine product sales. |
| Importance: 44 (%) | Description: Inform customers about issues related to responsible use and disposal of products, such as waste reduction or product or byproduct recycling or disposal. |
| Importance: 37 (%) | Description: Sell service contracts for technical or scientific products. |
| Importance: 34 (%) | Description: Sell technical and scientific products that are environmentally sound or designed for environmental remediation. |
| Important General Work Activities (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 88 (%) | Description: Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| Importance: 73 (%) | Description: Getting Information: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| Importance: 70 (%) | Description: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates: Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| Importance: 70 (%) | Description: Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work: Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| Importance: 69 (%) | Description: Communicating with People Outside the Organization: Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
| Importance: 67 (%) | Description: Selling or Influencing Others: Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
| Importance: 65 (%) | Description: Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others: Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. |
| Importance: 61 (%) | Description: Making Decisions and Solving Problems: Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Working with Computers: Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. |
| Important Specific Work Activities
How can you begin to build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. Specific Work Activities appear below: |
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| Advise customers on the use of products or services. | |
| Answer customer questions about goods or services. | |
| Arrange delivery of goods or services. | |
| Attend events to develop professional knowledge. | |
| Contact current or potential customers to promote products or services. | |
| Coordinate sales campaigns. | |
| Deliver promotional presentations to current or prospective customers. | |
| Demonstrate products to consumers. | |
| Develop content for sales presentations or other materials. | |
| Discuss design or technical features of products or services with technical personnel. | |
| Distribute promotional literature or samples to customers. | |
| Estimate costs or terms of sales. | |
| Explain technical product or service information to customers. | |
| Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs. | |
| Identify potential customers. | |
| Maintain records of customer accounts. | |
| Maintain records of sales or other business transactions. | |
| Monitor market conditions or trends. | |
| Monitor sales activities. | |
| Negotiate prices or other sales terms. | |
| Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets. | |
| Prepare sales or other contracts. | |
| Process sales or other transactions. | |
| Recommend products or services to customers. | |
| Sell products or services. | |
| Share sales-related or market information with colleagues. | |
| Stock products or parts. | |
| Study product information to acquire professional knowledge. | |
| Verify accuracy of records. | |
| Verify customer credit information. | |
| Knowledge Required (in order of importance)
For the Top 5 most important - How can you build experience and skill doing these? This will help now, to begin preparing for this type of occupation. |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 87 (%) | Description: Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
| Importance: 84 (%) | Description: Sales and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
| Importance: 72 (%) | Description: English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
| Importance: 61 (%) | Description: Production and Processing: Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. |
| Importance: 59 (%) | Description: Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. |
| Essential Skills (in order of importance)
These are the foundational skills most central to success in this occupation. For the Top 5 most important, how can you begin building experience and confidence using these skills now? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| Importance: 68 (%) | Description: Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Reading Comprehension: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents. |
| Importance: 58 (%) | Description: Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Writing: Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
| Transferable Skills (in order of importance)
These are skills that can transfer across occupations and industries. For the Top 5 most important, how can you strengthen these skills now so they support both this career and future career flexibility? |
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| Importance (%) | Description |
| Importance: 71 (%) | Description: Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
| Importance: 66 (%) | Description: Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
| Importance: 64 (%) | Description: Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| Importance: 62 (%) | Description: Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people. |
| Importance: 60 (%) | Description: Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
| Importance: 56 (%) | Description: Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Judgment and Decision Making: Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| Importance: 52 (%) | Description: Time Management: Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
| Day-in-the-Life Summaries These summaries show the main types of activities you are likely to perform on a regular basis in this occupation. How can you imagine your typical workday — using these examples to see if this type of work fits you? |
| Activity: Advise others on products or services. |
| Activity: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions. |
| Activity: Communicate with others about business strategies. |
| Activity: Communicate with others about specifications or project details. |
| Activity: Determine values or prices of goods or services. |
| Activity: Develop marketing or promotional materials. |
| Activity: Direct organizational operations, activities, or procedures. |
| Activity: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data. |
| Activity: Execute financial transactions. |
| Activity: Explain technical details of products or services. |
| Activity: Identify business or organizational opportunities. |
| Activity: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise. |
| Activity: Maintain operational records. |
| Activity: Maintain sales or financial records. |
| Activity: Monitor external affairs, trends, or events. |
| Activity: Monitor financial data or activities. |
| Activity: Negotiate contracts or agreements. |
| Activity: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits. |
| Activity: Prepare financial documents, reports, or budgets. |
| Activity: Promote products, services, or programs. |
| Activity: Respond to customer problems or inquiries. |
| Activity: Sell products or services. |
| Activity: Stock supplies or products. |
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Software Skills These are examples of software tools commonly used in this occupation, organized from most to least important for your career preparation. How can you start learning or practicing the highest-priority tools so that you feel confident using them on the job? |
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| Customer relationship management CRM software: | ||||||||||
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| Microsoft Outlook | ||||||||||
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| Microsoft Office software | ||||||||||
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| Microsoft Excel | ||||||||||
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| Accounting software: | ||||||||||
| Intuit QuickBooks | ||||||||||
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| IBM SPSS Statistics SAS | ||||||||||
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| Apache Hadoop Teradata Database | ||||||||||
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| Amazon Web Services AWS software Microsoft Access Oracle Database | ||||||||||
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| Google Analytics | ||||||||||
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| Microsoft Azure software | ||||||||||
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| Microsoft SharePoint | ||||||||||
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| Oracle PeopleSoft SAP software | ||||||||||
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| Microsoft Project | ||||||||||
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| HubSpot software | ||||||||||
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| Microsoft Word | ||||||||||
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| Citrix cloud computing software | ||||||||||
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| Microsoft Publisher | ||||||||||
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| IBM Notes Microsoft Exchange | ||||||||||
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| Enterprise application integration EAI software IBM InfoSphere DataStage | ||||||||||
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| Voice over internet protocol VoIP system software | ||||||||||
| Network conferencing software: | ||||||||||
| LogMeIn GoToWebinar | ||||||||||
| Network security and virtual private network VPN equipment software: | ||||||||||
| Virtual private networking VPN software | ||||||||||
| Project management software: | ||||||||||
| Khameleon | ||||||||||
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| Google Ads | ||||||||||
| Transaction security and virus protection software: | ||||||||||
| McAfee NortonLifeLock cybersecurity software | ||||||||||
| Video conferencing software: | ||||||||||
| LogMeIn GoToMeeting | ||||||||||
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| YouTube | ||||||||||
| Web page creation and editing software: | ||||||||||
| Preparation Required - How much preparation is needed to obtain this type of job? |
| Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed |
| A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified. |
| Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. |
| Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training. |
| Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators. |
| Education Required - by frequency of educational attainment This shows you details about the level of education most commonly held by workers in this occupation. How can you begin planning the educational pathway that will prepare you best for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Education |
| Frequency of Attainment: 39.5 (%) | Level of Education: Bachelor's Degree |
| Frequency of Attainment: 30.5 (%) | Level of Education: Some College Courses |
| Frequency of Attainment: 14.4 (%) | Level of Education: High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 13.8 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.6 (%) | Level of Education: Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.3 (%) | Level of Education: Doctoral Degree |
| Training and Experience Required - by frequency of training and work experience attainment This section shows you how often different types of training and work experience are required for this occupation. How can you start gaining the kinds of experience and training that are most common for this type of work? |
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| Frequency of Attainment (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience |
| Frequency of Attainment: 33.0 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 27.1 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 23.4 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 12.2 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.9 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 10 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 1.6 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years |
| Frequency of Attainment: 0.9 (%) | Level of Training and Work Experience: None |
| Certifications These are examples of certifications that may be important for this occupation. How can you begin exploring which certifications fit your goals and what steps you would need to take to earn them? |
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Certified Customer Service Specialist | |
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Certified Sales Representative | |
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Certified Security Salesperson | |
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Certified Weighing Salespersons | |
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Certified Welding Sales Representative | |
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Professional Housing Consultant | |
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PV Technical Sales Certification | |
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SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Business ByDesign | |
| Professional Associations These associations connect people who work in this occupation or related fields. How can you start using these associations to learn more, build your network, or find mentoring opportunities? |
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Electronics Representatives Association International (ERA) | |
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Entertainment Software Association (ESA) | |
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International Federation of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers (IFPW) | |
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Manufacturers' Agents National Association (MANA) | |
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Manufacturers' Representatives Educational Research Foundation | |
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Pi Sigma Epsilon (PSE) | |
| Job Listings and Similar Occupational Titles - scroll and click to identify common requirements, keywords, and skills in current job listings |
Step 4 of 4: Career-Specific Resources
This section contains detailed external resources appropriate to "Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products". Explore these resources to start learning more. Links are constantly updated, so bookmark this page.
Here is a listing of videos related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Here are resources that allow you to see example resumes for this occupation. It may be helpful to see examples from others who have this type of experience.
Here are resources that provide job descriptions, which are vital for resume and interview preparation.
There are many great resources that can help guide you through the interview process. These links provide help in preparing and performing an effective interview, specific to this occupation.
Here are links to help guide you, step-by-step, to become a(n): Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Here are links to various posts and groups from LinkedIn ® that relate to this occupation. Great way to start building professional contacts in the field that might be most appropriate for you.
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