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Sales Representatives

ANZSCO 6113

Employed

71,800

Part-time share

17%

Female share

37%

Median weekly earnings

$1,692

Median age

43 yrs

Employment outlook

Declining

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

Sales Representatives is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Certificate III in Timber Building Products Supply.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Declining.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for Sales Representatives. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

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About this career

Sales Representatives represent companies to sell their goods and business services to wholesale and retail establishments.

What they typically do

  • Promoting and selling their company's goods and services such as building and plumbing supplies, business services, motor vehicle parts and accessories, and personal and household goods
  • Acquiring and updating knowledge of employer's and competitors' goods and services, and market conditions
  • Using directories and other sources to compile lists of prospective business clients
  • Visiting clients and retail outlets to establish selling opportunities
  • Quoting prices and credit terms, recording orders and arranging deliveries
  • Following up clients and ensuring satisfaction with goods and services and resolving any problems
  • Monitoring clients' changing needs and competitor activity and reporting on these developments to sales and marketing management
  • Preparing sales reports
  • Maintaining and submitting records of business expenses incurred

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
32.5%
VIC
29.4%
QLD
19.2%
WA
9.6%
SA
6.1%
TAS
1.5%
ACT
1.1%
NT
0.6%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Sales Representatives.

  • Certificate III in Timber Building Products Supply

    FWP30622 · AQF 3 · 2 providers

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