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Sales Representative (Medical And Pharmaceutical Products)

ANZSCO 225412

Employed

9,700

Part-time share

13%

Female share

57%

Median age

44 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Sales Representatives (Medical and Pharmaceutical Products) represent companies in selling medical, dental and veterinary equipment and supplies, and pharmaceutical products.

What they typically do

  • Compiles lists of prospective client businesses using directories and other sources.
  • Acquires and updates knowledge of employers' and competitors' goods and services, and market conditions.
  • Visits regular and prospective client businesses to establish and act on selling opportunities.
  • Assesses customers' needs and recommends and explains goods and services to them.
  • Monitors customers' changing needs and competitor activity, and reports these developments to sales management.
  • Quotes and negotiates prices and credit terms, and completes contracts and records orders.
  • Arranges delivery of goods, installation of equipment and the provision of services.
  • Reports to sales management on sales made and the marketability of goods and services.
  • Follows up with clients to ensure satisfaction with goods and services purchased, and resolves any problems that arise.
  • Prepares sales reports and maintains and submits records of business expenses incurred.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
36.7%
VIC
24.4%
QLD
21.1%
WA
9.1%
SA
6.9%
TAS
0.9%
ACT
0.8%
NT
0.1%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Sales Representative (Medical And Pharmaceutical Products).

No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.