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Sales Engineers

Part of Marketing, in the Professional Sales pathway.

Bright outlookJob zone 4: considerable preparationO*NET 41-9031.00

What the work is

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

On a typical day

  • Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs.
  • Confer with customers and engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine system requirements.
  • Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.
  • Secure and renew orders and arrange delivery.
  • Develop, present, or respond to proposals for specific customer requirements, including request for proposal responses and industry-specific solutions.
  • Recommend improved materials or machinery to customers, documenting how such changes will lower costs or increase production.

What it pays

$128,170
Median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro
New workers start near $77,260
Experienced workers reach $180,560
  1. $77k10th
  2. $97k25th
  3. $128kMedian
  4. $158k75th
  5. $181k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $77,260, 25th $96,870, Median $128,170, 75th $158,140, 90th $180,560

About 220 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.

+16.2%

employment change in the Alamo region, 321 to 373 jobs · U.S. +6%

33

openings a year in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 5,000

321

employed in the Alamo region in 2024 · U.S. 56,800

Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree · 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. Speaking4.3
  2. Persuasion4.3
  3. Reading Comprehension4.9
  4. Active Listening4.1
  5. Critical Thinking4.0
  6. Judgment and Decision Making4.0
  7. Social Perceptiveness3.9
  8. Negotiation4.0

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. Some college6%
  2. Associate degree12%
  3. Bachelor's degree57%
  4. Master's degree25%

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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