Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products: how much of the work does AI already do?

27% · Some

AI is already used for some of the tasks in sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products work.

Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet.

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Median pay: $104,920

What the job involves

Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, or credit terms.
Quote prices, credit terms, or other bid specifications.
Emphasize product features, based on analyses of customers' needs and on technical knowledge of product capabilities and limitations.
Negotiate prices or terms of sales or service agreements.

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Will AI replace sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products?: This data cannot say. It measures how much of the work AI is already used for today: 27% of the tasks, which is some. It is not a forecast of job loss.
How is the number worked out?: Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index, March 2026.
What do sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products earn?: The national median is $104,920 a year (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Exposure: Anthropic Economic Index, March 2026. Pay and growth: Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tasks and skills: O*NET. All jobs.