Junior

Junior Field Sales Representative

The outside sales newcomer — learning to sell in person across a territory.

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Enterprisingleading, persuading
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Job markets for Junior Field Sales Representatives
Employment concentration · ~392 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Junior Field Sales Representative

As a Junior Field Sales Rep, you're developing skills in territory-based outside sales. You visit customers and prospects in person, presenting products or services and working to close business.

Your day involves customer visits, prospect calls, product presentations, and sales follow-up. You work in the field, managing your schedule to cover your territory effectively. You're building experience in face-to-face selling.

The work requires self-direction and relationship skills. Field sales means working independently much of the time, managing your own schedule while hitting activity and sales targets. Junior reps develop these skills while learning their territory and customers. The people who succeed here are self-motivated, comfortable with rejection, and enjoy the variety of field work.

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StrategyExecution
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CollaborativeIndependent
IndustryProduct complexityDeal sizeTerritory geographyTravel intensity
Field sales varies significantly by industry. Consumer product sales to retailers differs from industrial B2B sales. Some territories are geographically compact; others require significant travel. Deal sizes and sales cycles vary widely.
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Junior Field Sales Representatives (SOC 41-3091.00), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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Prospecting
Finding and qualifying new opportunities
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Face-to-face selling
Effective in-person presentations and relationship building
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Time management
Maximizing productive selling time
What is the territory I would be covering?
What products or services are sold?
What is the typical sales cycle?
How is compensation structured?
What training and support is provided?
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$37K–$142K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
1.2M
U.S. Employment
+3.1%
10yr Growth
123K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$64K$61K$58K$55K$52K201920202021202220232024$52K$64K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

No skills data available

O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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