Also called: Sales Representatives of Services
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel build negotiation, service orientation and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Brokerage Clerks (78%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brokerage Clerks | 78% | $65,750 | −6% | Certificate or associate |
| 2 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 75% | $104,920 | +50% | Bachelor's degree |
| 3 | Sales Managers | 75% | $148,270 | +112% | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Gambling Managers | 75% | $93,220 | +33% | None |
| 5 | Customer Service Representatives | 74% | $44,770 | −36% | None |
| 6 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 74% | $76,590 | +9% | Certificate or associate |
| 7 | Postmasters and Mail Superintendents | 73% | $96,660 | +38% | None |
| 8 | Real Estate Sales Agents | 73% | $52,830 | −25% | None |
| 9 | Solar Sales Representatives and Assessors | 72% | $104,920Pay for the broader BLS group “Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products” | Not compared | Certificate or associate |
| 10 | Customs Brokers | 72% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | Certificate or associate |
Compared with Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, median $69,990. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
78% skill match · $65,750 · −6% pay
Operations Analysis · Programming · Operations Monitoring
75% skill match · $104,920 · +50% pay
Operations Analysis · Operation and Control · Quality Control Analysis
75% skill match · $148,270 · +112% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Operations Analysis · Instructing
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Brokerage Clerks (78% skill match, median $65,750), Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products (75% skill match, median $104,920) and Sales Managers (75% skill match, median $148,270), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 12 pay more than sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel at the median. The biggest increases: Marketing Managers (+138%, $166,790), Sales Managers (+112%, $148,270) and Sales Engineers (+78%, $124,900).
8 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.