# Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

SOC 41-3091. Page: https://educationguide.com/careers/sales-representatives-of-services-except-advertising-insurance-financial-services-and-travel

Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

## Pay and outlook
- U.S. median wage $69,990 (middle half $47,670–$100,480; BLS May 2025)
- Ages 25-34: median $71,594; 62% hold a bachelor's or higher (Census ACS 2020-2024)
- Jobs 2025-35: 2.7%; ~115.7k openings a year; typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

## Fields of degree of young workers (ages 25-34, bachelor's+)
- General Business: 11% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business)
- Marketing And Marketing Research: 10% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/marketing, https://educationguide.com/degrees/specialized-sales-merchandising-and-marketing-operations)
- Business Management And Administration: 9% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/business-administration)
- Communications: 7% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/communications, https://educationguide.com/degrees/communication-journalism-and-related-programs-other)
- Finance: 5% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/finance, https://educationguide.com/degrees/insurance)
- Physical Fitness Parks Recreation And Leisure: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/kinesiology-exercise-science, https://educationguide.com/degrees/parks-recreation-and-leisure-studies)
- Psychology: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/psychology)
- Economics: 4% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/economics)
- Political Science And Government: 3% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/political-science)
- Biology: 2% (https://educationguide.com/degrees/biology)

## Median wage by state
- AK: $69,610
- AL: $58,840
- AR: $50,570
- AZ: $72,920
- CA: $80,850
- CO: $79,810
- CT: $76,940
- DC: $76,770
- DE: $67,540
- FL: $60,660
- GA: $75,280
- GU: $37,170
- HI: $58,500
- IA: $62,420
- ID: $58,930
- IL: $66,900
- IN: $63,960
- KS: $62,580
- KY: $52,750
- LA: $55,200
- MA: $83,760
- MD: $63,310
- ME: $63,900
- MI: $73,380
- MN: $75,370
- MO: $60,440
- MS: $48,440
- MT: $58,720
- NC: $62,620
- ND: $66,060
- NE: $57,770
- NH: $71,510
- NJ: $79,200
- NM: $61,880
- NV: $62,450
- NY: $92,190
- OH: $59,390
- OK: $54,990
- OR: $67,040
- PA: $64,480
- PR: $28,580
- RI: $81,450
- SC: $58,510
- SD: $61,770
- TN: $60,230
- TX: $61,680
- UT: $62,580
- VA: $72,640
- VI: $42,980
- VT: $77,530
- WA: $79,920
- WI: $64,020
- WV: $50,240
- WY: $58,970

Method: https://educationguide.com/how-we-score#careers

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