# Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

> Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sales-representatives-of-services-except-advertising-insurance-financial-services-and
- SOC code: 41-3091.00
- Career family: Sales
- Median annual pay: $69,990 (10th percentile $37,980, 90th percentile $148,840)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +2.7%
- Openings a year: 115,700
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code ECS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 1 |
| Investigative (I) | 16 |
| Artistic (A) | 8 |
| Social (S) | 46 |
| Enterprising (E) | 96 |
| Conventional (C) | 68 |

## What you'd do

- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 95/100)
- Selling or Influencing Others (importance 93/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 92/100)
- Getting Information (importance 88/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 83/100)
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge (importance 82/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 80/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 79/100)
- Processing Information (importance 76/100)
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (importance 76/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Critical Thinking, Negotiation, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Time Management

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Administrative, Sales and Marketing, Administration and Management, Computers and Electronics, Mathematics, Law and Government, Communications and Media, Education and Training

## Also called

Automobile Club Membership Sales Agent, Automotive Sales Consultant (Auto Sales Consultant), B2B Sales Representative (Business to Business Sales Representative), Business Services Sales Representative, Customer Service Sales Representative (Customer Service Sales Rep), Field Sales Consultant, Field Sales Representative, Independent Sales Representative, Inside Sales Representative (Inside Sales Rep), Member Service Representative (MSR)

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5218) (CIP 5218, 358 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Baylor University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/baylor-university-194) | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $85,374 | $125,167 | $21,375 |
| [Texas A & M University-College Station](https://www.collegesref.com/college/texas-a-m-university-college-station-2694) | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $72,444 | $93,141 | $18,458 |
| [Bowling Green State University-Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bowling-green-state-university-main-campus-290) | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $63,510 | $86,245 | $22,625 |
| [Weber State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/weber-state-university-3186) | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $73,639 | $82,549 | $15,668 |
| [Purdue University-Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/purdue-university-main-campus-2163) | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $66,112 | $82,441 | $19,043 |
| [University of Wisconsin-Madison Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-wisconsin-madison-main-campus-3084) | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $58,551 | $82,081 | $14,567 |
| [Kennesaw State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/kennesaw-state-university-1376) | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $77,431 | $79,147 | not reported |
| [Ball State University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/ball-state-university-170) | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | $57,265 | $78,401 | $17,750 |

## Related careers

- [Customer Service Representatives](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/customer-service-representatives): $44,770 median pay
- [Telemarketers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/telemarketers): $35,450 median pay
- [Sales Managers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sales-managers): $148,270 median pay
- [Advertising Sales Agents](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/advertising-sales-agents): $64,820 median pay
- [Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sales-representatives-wholesale-and-manufacturing-technical-and-scientific-products): $104,920 median pay
- [Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sales-representatives-wholesale-and-manufacturing-except-technical-and-scientific-products): $72,080 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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