Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (41-4011)

Occupation 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 post-secondary education. Excludes Sales Engineers (41-9031).

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Job outlook

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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
345	36	10.4	44.9	32.6

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	66
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	49
UI claimants previously working in occupation	18

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	360
Number of job position postings	21
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	17.1

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training

Training Resources