Jobs Similar to Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel
Also called: Sales Representatives of Services
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents, Insurance Sales Agents and Fundraisers.
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel: $69,990 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales AgentsSame group | 84% | $78,660+12% | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | Insurance Sales AgentsSame group | 82% | $62,280−11% | Bachelor's degree |
| 3 | Fundraisers | 82% | $72,550+4% | Bachelor's degree |
| 4 | Real Estate Sales Agents | 82% | $52,830−25% | High school |
| 5 | Fundraising Managers | 81% | $125,470+79% | Bachelor's degree |
| 6 | Loan Officers | 81% | $76,690+10% | Bachelor's degree |
| 7 | Telemarketers | 81% | $35,450−49% | High school |
| 8 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | 80% | $104,920+50% | Bachelor's degree |
| 9 | Insurance Underwriters | 80% | $81,370+16% | Bachelor's degree |
| 10 | Sales Managers | 80% | $148,270+112% | Bachelor's degree |
| 11 | Advertising Sales AgentsSame group | 80% | $64,820−7% | Training or associate |
| 12 | Loan Interviewers and Clerks | 80% | $50,020−29% | Training or associate |
| 13 | Marketing Managers | 80% | $166,790+138% | Bachelor's degree |
| 14 | Customer Service Representatives | 80% | $44,770−36% | High school |
| 15 | Online Merchants | 80% | $83,050Broader BLS group · not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 16 | Personal Financial Advisors | 80% | $105,070+50% | Bachelor's degree |
| 17 | Financial Managers | 79% | $166,570+138% | Bachelor's degree |
| 18 | Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks | 79% | $50,080−28% | High school |
| 19 | Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes | 79% | $82,890+18% | Bachelor's degree |
| 20 | Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants | 79% | $76,590+9% | Training or associate |
- 1Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents
84% similar · $78,660 (+12%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 2Insurance Sales Agents
82% similar · $62,280 (−11%) · Bachelor's degree · Same group
- 3Fundraisers
82% similar · $72,550 (+4%) · Bachelor's degree
- 4Real Estate Sales Agents
82% similar · $52,830 (−25%) · High school
- 5Fundraising Managers
81% similar · $125,470 (+79%) · Bachelor's degree
- 6Loan Officers
81% similar · $76,690 (+10%) · Bachelor's degree
- 7Telemarketers
81% similar · $35,450 (−49%) · High school
- 8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
80% similar · $104,920 (+50%) · Bachelor's degree
- 9Insurance Underwriters
80% similar · $81,370 (+16%) · Bachelor's degree
- 10Sales Managers
80% similar · $148,270 (+112%) · Bachelor's degree
- 11Advertising Sales Agents
80% similar · $64,820 (−7%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 12Loan Interviewers and Clerks
80% similar · $50,020 (−29%) · Training or associate
- 13Marketing Managers
80% similar · $166,790 (+138%) · Bachelor's degree
- 14Customer Service Representatives
80% similar · $44,770 (−36%) · High school
- 15Online Merchants
80% similar · $83,050 (broader group) · Bachelor's degree
- 16Personal Financial Advisors
80% similar · $105,070 (+50%) · Bachelor's degree
- 17Financial Managers
79% similar · $166,570 (+138%) · Bachelor's degree
- 18Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerks
79% similar · $50,080 (−28%) · High school
- 19Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
79% similar · $82,890 (+18%) · Bachelor's degree
- 20Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
79% similar · $76,590 (+9%) · Training or associate
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Real Estate Sales Agents (92)
- Telemarketers (91)
- Customer Service Representatives (90)
- New Accounts Clerks (85)
- Brokerage Clerks (83)
- Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers (83)
- Order Clerks (83)
- First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers (82)
- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks (82)
- Bill and Account Collectors (81)
Questions about jobs like sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
What jobs are most similar to sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents (84% similar), Insurance Sales Agents (82% similar), Fundraisers (82% similar), Real Estate Sales Agents (82% similar) and Fundraising Managers (81% similar).
Which jobs like sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Marketing Managers ($166,790, +138%; usually a bachelor's degree), Financial Managers ($166,570, +138%; usually a bachelor's degree) and Sales Managers ($148,270, +112%; usually a bachelor's degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel ($69,990).
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.