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Entry-level outside sales representative jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

An outside sales representative sells in person in a geographic territory: visiting businesses, running meetings and building long-term accounts. Many start with a base wage plus commission. Right now 2,471 entry-level outside sales representative jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a outside sales representative does

In the sales family of jobs. Roles that start conversations with buyers, qualify them and close deals.

A typical day

  1. 1. Plan visits across a territory
  2. 2. Meet buyers and present products
  3. 3. Prepare quotes and follow-ups
  4. 4. Report activity and forecasts
  5. 5. Keep customer relationships warm

Do you need experience?

250 of the 2,471 open entry-level outside sales representative jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 118 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level outside sales representative jobs

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Skills for outside sales representative jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Face-to-face selling
  2. 2. Territory planning
  3. 3. Presenting
  4. 4. Negotiation basics
  5. 5. Relationship building
  6. 6. Driving and travel readiness

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The market for outside sales representative work

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Open entry-level outside sales representative jobs
2,471

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
250

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
118

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Median pay in listings that state it
$92,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings (947 with pay).

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Employment outlook, the closest government category
Projected -1% from 2025 to 2035 (little or no change).

Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035.

AI use at work, the closest government category
Among sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks.

Source: Anthropic Economic Index.

Across 947 open entry-level outside sales representative listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $70,000 to $100,000, with a median of $92,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Outlook and AI-use figures are for the government category “Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products”, the closest match to this job.

Where entry-level outside sales representative jobs are

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Employers hiring outside sales representatives now

  • Charter Communications 223
  • Orkin 183
  • Hibu 130
  • Rollins 128
  • Builders FirstSource 115
  • Unifirst 107
  • Home Genius Exteriors 58
  • Snap-on 54
  • Erie Home 44
  • National Federation of Independent Business 42

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Questions about outside sales representative jobs

What does a outside sales representative do?
An outside sales representative sells in person in a geographic territory: visiting businesses, running meetings and building long-term accounts. Many start with a base wage plus commission. A typical day includes: plan visits across a territory; meet buyers and present products; prepare quotes and follow-ups; report activity and forecasts; keep customer relationships warm.
Can I get an entry-level outside sales representative job with no experience?
250 of the 2,471 open entry-level outside sales representative jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 118 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a outside sales representative?
The skills this job uses most are face-to-face selling, territory planning, presenting, negotiation basics, relationship building, driving and travel readiness. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level outside sales representative make?
Across 947 open entry-level outside sales representative listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $70,000 to $100,000, with a median of $92,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a outside sales representative job lead?
People in this job commonly move to account executive, account manager, inside sales representative, sales management trainee. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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