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Sales jobs and conferences

Account executives, business development, sales leadership and partnerships. Sales has about 52,414 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $116,000 a year. About 38% of openings are entry or early-career level. 216 conferences are tagged to it, 170 with dates announced.

Sales market snapshot

Every figure names its source and period. Estimates are labeled as estimates; AI exposure is what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss.

Verified open jobs
about 52,414

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$116,000 a year (middle half $75,000 to $175,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,796 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
38% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Ask for AI skills
2% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Remote
8% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Median annual wage, Sales occupations
$38,530

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, national, all industries, May 2025.

Observed AI exposure, Sales occupations
24% of tasks show work-related Claude usage (average across 20 occupations)

Source: Anthropic Economic Index, labor market impacts, March 2026: coverage of tasks, not job loss, estimate.

AI task exposure, closest group (Sales)
40.9 out of 100: what AI could do in principle, not a measured job loss

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026; Eloundou et al. (2024) task-exposure score, estimate.

Employment change, Sales
−1.6% from 2022 to 2026

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August, 2022 and 2026.

Unemployed 27+ weeks, last job in Sales
28.9% of unemployed people

Source: NextChapter White Collar Employment Report, September 2026, Census CPS (NextChapter calculation), January to August 2026, 1,256 respondents.

Conferences in the catalog for Sales
216, 170 with dates announced

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.

Next conference
Women In Trucking Accelerate! Conference & Expo, Oct 25, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

Median published ticket price
$709

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 49 conferences with a price.

Open calls for speakers
28 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. crm6%
  2. 2. excel5%
  3. 3. salesforce4%
  4. 4. forecasting3%
  5. 5. powerpoint3%
  6. 6. quota3%
  7. 7. workday2%
  8. 8. go-to-market2%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. NY10%
  2. 2. CA9%
  3. 3. TX8%
  4. 4. PA7%
  5. 5. FL7%

Open Sales jobs

Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.

Showing the newest 15 of about 52,414 verified open jobs here. Search all jobs

Industries hiring for this function

Employers hiring

Ranked: the employers hiring the most sales jobs

Sales conferences

Conferences tagged for this function, plus events with no function tag whose attendee roles point here.

  • Women In Trucking Accelerate! Conference & Expo

    Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Dallas, TX

    Ticket $1,305 to $1,410. Current last-minute rate: member professional $1,305, nonmember $1,410; professional driver…

  • ULI Fall Meeting

    Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026 · Miami, FL

    Ticket $1,395 to $3,540. Regular rates: private-sector member $2,740; non-member $3,540; public-sector/nonprofit/under-35 members…

  • CoreNet Global North America Summit

    Oct 26 to Oct 28, 2026 · Chicago, IL

    Ticket $1,205 to $2,835. Member end-user $1,205 early, $1,480 regular, $1,590 late; member service provider $1,690-2,107;…

  • FreightWaves F3: Future of Freight Festival

    Oct 27 to Oct 28, 2026 · Chattanooga, TN

    Ticket $895 to $3,185. Fall bundles: F3+Compliance $1,895, F3+Dinner $1,995, All-Access $2,195 (list $3,185); group packs…

  • TCT

    Oct 31 to Nov 3, 2026 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Registration is open; fees not shown in results.

  • M&A Source Conference & Deal Market

    Nov 2 to Nov 4, 2026 · Houston, TX

    Paid ticket. Pricing not retrieved; site blocked direct fetch.

  • 6sense Breakthrough

    Nov 2 to Nov 5, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Price not shown on page.

  • GamesBeat Next

    Nov 2 to Nov 3, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket $899 to $1,200. Conference Pass $1,200 (listed against $1,600); Indie Pass $899 for freelancers and companies under 50…

  • SEMA Show

    Nov 3 to Nov 6, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Pricing via registration; contact aapexsema@maritz.com. Future dates: Nov 2-5, 2027.

  • IT Nation Connect

    Nov 4 to Nov 6, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket About $199. Starts at $199 for 3 days.

  • HIDA Healthcare Manufacturing Sales and Leadership Forum

    Nov 4 to Nov 6, 2026 · Tampa, FL

    Paid ticket. Pricing not listed.

  • NAR NXT, The REALTOR Experience

    Nov 6 to Nov 8, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

    Ticket $150 to $725. Premier full-conference pass: member $575 / non-member $675 standard, $625 / $725 from Oct 5 and onsite. Day…

  • NAIFA National Leadership Conference and Protectors

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Free expo floor; session passes $285. Attendee rate $285 (includes Belong Awards Luncheon). Luncheon only $125. Protector access…

  • OutBound Sales Training & Leadership Conference

    Nov 9 to Nov 12, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Prices not listed on the home page.

  • TechServe Alliance Executive Summit

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Huntington Beach, CA

    Ticket $2,695 to $3,995. IT & engineering services firm rates: early bird (to Jul 31) member $2,695 / non-member $3,095; advance…

  • American Film Market (AFM)

    Nov 10 to Nov 15, 2026 · Los Angeles, CA

    Ticket $345 to $1,295. One-day $345; three-day $445; four-day $645; Industry $945; Platinum $1,295.

  • Diversity & Procurement Summit

    Nov 12, 2026 · New York, NY

    Paid ticket. Ticket price not listed; registration via Eventbrite link on page

  • TCI EXPO

    Nov 12 to Nov 14, 2026 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Ticket $330 to $805. Trade Show Only $35-$60 member / $50-$75 non-member (rising by tier, onsite $60/$75). Onsite Education…

  • PLMA Private Label Trade Show

    Nov 15 to Nov 17, 2026 · Rosemont, IL

    Apply to attend. Visitors use a 'Request to Attend' form; no fee stated.

  • HBA Annual Conference

    Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · Houston, TX

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read. HBA also lists a new FIVE Experience in New York, June 15-18, 2027.

  • MEDICA

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Duesseldorf, DE

    Paid ticket. Standard day and multi-day tickets; prices in the ticket shop; online cheaper than on site.

  • AEC.AI Summit

    Nov 18 to Nov 20, 2026 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • RSNA Annual Meeting

    Nov 29 to Dec 3, 2026 · Chicago, IL

    Ticket $485 to $2,525. Non-member in-person only from $485 (trainees) to $2,525; industry non-member $1,885; exhibits-only $730.

  • I/ITSEC

    Nov 30 to Dec 3, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $350 to $925. Industry $775 (NTSA/NDIA member) to $925 late non-member; US gov non-DoD civilians $350; .gov/.mil email…

  • LDI

    Dec 2 to Dec 8, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket About $189. Under-25 pass $189; advance rate ends Nov 20, 2026; expo Dec 6-8.

  • Selling Power Sales Training and Enablement Summit

    Dec 2 to Dec 4, 2026 · Online

    Paid ticket. Pricing not read.

  • Salesforce World Tour New York (Agentforce)

    Dec 3, 2026 · New York, NY

    Free. Free registration.

  • Finseca Forum 400 Annual Meeting

    Jan 9 to Jan 12, 2027 · Phoenix, AZ

    By invitation only. Registration included in Forum 400 membership; production verification required.

  • Surface Navy Association National Symposium

    Jan 12 to Jan 14, 2027 · Arlington, VA

    Paid ticket. Registration opens early November 2026; price not yet published.

  • The PPAI Expo

    Jan 12 to Jan 14, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Pricing not listed on the page.

  • Big I Winter Meeting

    Jan 13 to Jan 16, 2027 · Rancho Mirage, CA

    Paid ticket. 2027 registration not yet open.

  • Podfest Expo

    Jan 14 to Jan 17, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Ticket prices are on go.podfestexpo.com/tickets (not read).

  • Winter FancyFaire

    Jan 17 to Jan 19, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Pricing not on the home page.

  • NAW Executive Summit

    Jan 19 to Jan 21, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

  • FMI Midwinter Executive Conference

    Jan 20 to Jan 23, 2027 · Chula Vista, CA

    By invitation only. FMI site describes the Midwinter Executive Conference as invitation-only and member-only.

  • Future Advisors Conference

    Jan 20 to Jan 21, 2027 · Gainesville, FL

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Sundance Film Festival

    Jan 21 to Jan 31, 2027 · Boulder, CO

    Paid ticket. Pass pricing not in results.

  • ECRM Sessions

    Jan 25 to Jan 27, 2027 · Dallas, TX

    Apply to attend. Curated buyer-supplier meeting sessions; supplier fees apply and pricing is per program, not read. Many sessions…

  • Affiliate Summit West

    Jan 26 to Jan 28, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket $949 to $1,309. Networking pass $949 (discounted until Nov 20, 2026), full price $1,309. VIP $1,249 / $1,609; Partnership…

  • Inman Connect New York

    Jan 26 to Jan 28, 2027 · New York, NY

    Ticket About $799. Early bird pass $799; other tiers not shown on the event page.

  • The NGA Show

    Jan 31 to Feb 2, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. 2027 registration packages page not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • National Small Business Conference (National 8(a) Association)

    Feb 1 to Feb 3, 2027 · New Orleans, LA

    Free expo floor; session passes $575. General registration early bird $575 (GovEvents listing); government agency reps free.

  • HealthLeaders Revenue Cycle Exchange

    Feb 3 to Feb 5, 2027 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    By invitation only. Sponsor-supported, no attendee fee.

  • MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention and Expo (CREF)

    Feb 7 to Feb 10, 2027 · San Diego, CA

    Paid ticket. Discount early registration deadline Nov 4.

  • NAIFA FSP Institute

    Feb 7 to Feb 10, 2027 · Nashville, TN

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • 1EdTech Learning Impact Conference

    Feb 8 to Feb 10, 2027 · San Antonio, TX

    Paid ticket. Fees not read.

  • Manifest

    Feb 8 to Feb 10, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Prices not captured.

  • SMPS Southern Regional Conference (SRC)

    Feb 10 to Feb 12, 2027 · Fort Worth, TX

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • HFMA Region 5 South Eastern Summit

    Feb 14 to Feb 17, 2027 · Nashville, TN

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • NADA Show

    Feb 17 to Feb 20, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket $709 to $1,499. Dealer/manager members $709 early bird (ended Oct 2) / $809 advance to Dec 11 / $909 regular to Feb 16 /…

  • NAIFA-Texas Annual State Conference

    Feb 17 to Feb 19, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Ticket $102 to $250. $102 through Jan 11, 2027, $250 Jan 12-29.

  • Retailing Innovation Summit

    Feb 19, 2027 · College Station, TX

    Ticket About $295. $295 ticket

  • eTail Palm Springs

    Feb 22 to Feb 25, 2027 · Palm Springs, CA

    Ticket About $499. Pricing from $499; promo code discounts exist.

  • ILMC (International Live Music Conference)

    Feb 23 to Feb 26, 2027 · London, GB

    Apply to attend. Delegate price not published; first-timers need two members.

  • Sales Enablement Summit series

    Feb 24 to Feb 25, 2027 · Austin, TX

    Ticket About $995. Individual pass $995 (shown against $1,295); Pro+ membership $1,999 includes the summit. Austin edition.

    Open call for speakers

  • Trends & Strategies Conference

    Feb 25 to Feb 26, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket $450 to $500. $450 early bird until Dec 19, then $500; hotel separate

  • NALSC Annual Conference

    Feb 25 to Feb 27, 2027 · Los Angeles, CA

    Free expo, paid sessions. Registration fees not listed; member and non-sponsor registration is waitlist only.

  • POC GovCon Executive Leadership Summit

    Feb 25, 2027 · In person

    Free expo, paid sessions. Potomac Officers Club membership tiers set the price: Professional $795/yr (40% off), Elite $1,495/yr…

  • TCA Truckload Annual Convention

    Feb 28 to Mar 3, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Registration prices not listed yet; one TCA page shows Feb 27-Mar 2, confirm.

  • GDC Festival of Gaming

    Mar 1 to Mar 4, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket $125 to $1,249. Early rate to Dec 11: Business Hall only $125, Festival $549, Game Changer $1,249; Academic pass $299.

Showing 60 of 216 conferences, 170 with dates announced.

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