Advertising Sales Agents

SOC Code: 41-3011

Advertising Sales Agentss prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising. This career typically requires considerable preparation (2-4 years). With an AI-proof score of 94.3/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Speaking, Speaking, Active Listening.

AI-Proof Score: 94.3Very High
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Median Salary

$61,460

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Job Growth

-6.4%

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Training Time

Considerable preparation (2-4 years)

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Job Zone

Zone 4 / 5

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Training Cost

~$40,000

Key Skills

  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Persuasion
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Negotiation
  • Service Orientation

Common Tasks

  • Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.
  • Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
  • Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
  • Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services.
  • Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation