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Sales Engineer

Sales Engineer

  • Combine technical expertise with sales skills to drive innovative solutions.
  • Bridge the gap between engineering and sales, impacting diverse industries.
  • Engage in dynamic problem-solving and tailor solutions to unique client needs.
💰 Earn $102K-$172K
📚 Bachelor Degree

Overview

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.

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Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Career Prospects

Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

2 to 4 years

Job Openings

5,800 Annually

Median Earnings

$133,060 in California
$116,950 Nationally

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Day-to-Day

  • Develop, present, or respond to proposals for specific customer requirements, including request for proposal responses and industry-specific solutions.
  • Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.
  • Create sales or service contracts for products or services.
  • Visit prospective buyers at commercial, industrial, or other establishments to show samples or catalogs, and to inform them about product pricing, availability, and advantages.
  • Keep informed on industry news and trends, products, services, competitors, relevant information about legacy, existing, and emerging technologies, and the latest product-line developments.

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Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Influencing or leading others
  • Thinking and problem solving
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking
  • Writing

You value 🙏

  • Accomplishing things
  • Job security
  • Personal relationships

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