Sales Representatives of Services

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What they do: Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

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Marketing & Sales

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • Answer customers' questions about services, prices, availability, or credit terms.
  • Attend sales or trade meetings or read related publications to obtain information about market conditions, business trends, regulations, or industry developments.
  • Compute and compare costs of services.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

Self-Confidence

Perseverance

Social Orientation

Achievement Orientation

Dependability

Optimism

Interests

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Does this sound like something you'd like to do?

1. Do some research

  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
  • Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
  • Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career

2. Plan your next move

  • Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
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  • Search for available Sales Representatives of Services jobs on Idaho Works

Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop