The parts counter pro — selling replacement parts to repair shops and service businesses.
As a Junior Wholesale Parts Salesperson, you're selling replacement parts to professional customers — repair shops, service centers, and businesses that need parts to serve their customers. You're working the counter or making calls to keep shops supplied with what they need.
Your day involves taking orders from shop customers, looking up part numbers, checking inventory, processing sales, and handling deliveries. You need to learn parts catalogs, understand applications, and build relationships with the shops that buy from you regularly.
Wholesale parts sales serves essential repair businesses. Mechanics and technicians depend on parts suppliers for quick, accurate service. If you enjoy automotive or equipment repair culture and want to support those who fix things, parts sales offers steady work with technically-oriented customers.
Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.
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The parts counter pro — selling replacement parts to repair shops and service businesses.
Median pay for a Junior Wholesale Parts Salesperson is about $37K nationally, with the field ranging roughly from $28K to $62K depending on experience, employer, and metro (BLS).
Core skills for this role include Speaking, Active Listening, Persuasion, Reading Comprehension, and Service Orientation.
Most people in this role hold a high school diploma.
Employment in this field is projected to grow about 3.1% through 2034, with roughly 265,060 people working in it today (BLS).
Closely related roles include Wholesale Parts Salesperson, Sales Specialist, and Senior Sales Specialist.
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