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Advertising Sales Agents

Part of Marketing, in the Professional Sales pathway.

Job zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 41-3011.00

What the work is

Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.

On a typical day

  • Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.
  • Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
  • Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
  • Process all correspondence and paperwork related to accounts.
  • Deliver advertising or illustration proofs to customers for approval.
  • Draw up contracts for advertising work, and collect payments due.

What it pays

$59,410
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $30,510
Experienced workers reach $98,220
  1. $31k10th
  2. $43k25th
  3. $59kMedian
  4. $76k75th
  5. $98k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $30,510, 25th $42,860, Median $59,410, 75th $76,410, 90th $98,220

About 350 people do this job in the San Antonio area.

Job outlook

Alamo region (Bexar and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034. U.S. figures from the BLS for comparison.

-0.5%

employment change in the Alamo region, 374 to 372 jobs · U.S. -6%

37

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 9,300

374

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 103,700

Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Speaking4.0
  2. Persuasion4.0
  3. Service Orientation3.8
  4. Social Perceptiveness3.6
  5. Active Listening4.0
  6. Negotiation3.9
  7. Reading Comprehension3.9
  8. Critical Thinking3.8

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. High school or less30%
  2. Certificate1%
  3. Some college13%
  4. Associate degree4%
  5. Bachelor's degree52%

Job zone 4, considerable preparation: Usually a bachelor's degree, sometimes a strong associate plus experience.

Alamo programs that lead here

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