Sales Rep
Service-Based (Solo)
Barrier to Entry
2/10
Short-term Potential
2/10
Long-term Potential
3/10
Risk
1/10
Big Audience or Ad Money Required
No
Income Potential
$$
Salary Research
Monthly: $2,501 - $11,748 Average: $5,421 Hourly: $7.98 - $37.46 Average: $17.29
Pros
- • Pretty much every single business needs salespeople to promote their products or services, so there’s always demand
- • Great job if you’re into IT, as almost all IT businesses require salespeople
- • If you're a people's person, can be really fun as you get to build relationships with customers as your job
- • So many valuable skills you'll gain: negotiation, communication, and persuasion, which is really useful if you would like to start your own business
Cons
- • Usually commission-based, so your income can be unpredictable, but the pay can be really good if you're disciplined and hardworking
- • Can be quite a stressful job having to meet targets
- • Rejection is a big part of the job
- • Lots of sales jobs require you to work odd hours