Telemarketers
SOC Code: 41-9041
Telemarketerss contact businesses or private individuals by telephone to solicit sales for goods or services, or to request donations for charitable causes. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 69.0/100, this role has moderate resilience to automation. Key skills include Speaking, Persuasion, Active Listening.
AI-Proof Score: 69.0 — High
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Median Salary
$34,410
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Job Growth
-22.1%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Speaking
- •Persuasion
- •Active Listening
- •Service Orientation
- •Social Perceptiveness
- •Reading Comprehension
Common Tasks
- ✓Contact businesses or private individuals by telephone to solicit sales for goods or services, or to request donations for charitable causes.
- ✓Obtain customer information such as name, address, and payment method, and enter orders into computers.
- ✓Explain products or services and prices, and answer questions from customers.
- ✓Record names, addresses, purchases, and reactions of prospects contacted.
- ✓Maintain records of contacts, accounts, and orders.
Training & Resources
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