Junior

Junior Sales Operations Analyst (sales Ops Analyst) Analyst

As a Junior Sales Operations Analyst, you work alongside senior sales ops staff while learning the analytical and operational craft of supporting sales teams — pulling data, building reports, learning CRM and sales tools. The work tends to be supervised and analytical-and-operational focused.

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Job markets for Junior Sales Operations Analyst (sales Ops Analyst) Analysts
Employment concentration · ~188 areas
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What it's like

What it's like to be a Junior Sales Operations Analyst (sales Ops Analyst) Analyst

Most days mix supervised analytical work with structured learning — pulling sales data, building reports and dashboards, learning CRM and sales tools (Salesforce, HubSpot, specialty sales platforms), supporting sales process work, and partnering with senior staff and sales leadership. You're often working in B2B SaaS, technology, healthcare, or specialty sales organizations, and the company stage and sales motion shape early work.

What tends to be harder than people expect is the breadth of sales operations work at junior level. Process design, tool administration, reporting, and sales analytics all develop together, and the political dimension of sales metric definitions can be real. Specialty tool fluency (Salesforce admin, specialty platforms), mentorship quality, and exposure to multiple sales motions shape early growth.

People who tend to thrive here are organized, comfortable with both analytical and operational work, willing to learn from senior staff, and patient with stakeholder dynamics. If you want frontline selling, that lives in different paths. If you like building a foundation in sales operations, the early years build a base toward senior sales ops analyst, sales ops manager, or specialty rev ops roles.

AchievementHigh
IndependenceAbove avg
Working ConditionsAbove avg
RecognitionAbove avg
SupportLower
RelationshipsLower
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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
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1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Junior Sales Operations Analyst (sales Ops Analyst) Analysts (SOC 15-2031.00), 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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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.

$54K–$159K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
108K
U.S. Employment
+21.5%
10yr Growth
10K
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

MathematicsComplex Problem SolvingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingSpeakingWritingActive ListeningActive LearningJudgment and Decision MakingSystems Evaluation
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15-2031.00

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