Sales Engineers
Also called:
Applications Engineer, Systems Engineer, Account Manager, Sales Engineer
What they do:
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
On the job, you would:
- Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs.
- Confer with customers and engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine system requirements.
- Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.
Business
- customer service
- sales and marketing
Engineering and Technology
- product and service development
- design
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
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Basic Skills
- reading work related information
- talking to others
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Social
- talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
- understanding people's reactions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
- notice when problems happen
Math
- add, subtract, multiply, or divide
- choose the right type of math to solve a problem
Memory
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Cooperation
- Initiative
- Independence
- Persistence
- Achievement/Effort
- Attention to Detail
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You might use software like this on the job:
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Hyperion Solutions Hyperion System 9 Bi+
- SAP BusinessObjects software
Data base user interface and query software
- IBM DB2
- Microsoft SQL Server
Electronic mail software
- Microsoft Exchange
- Microsoft Outlook
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bachelor's degree or
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are likely in the future.
$91,830
per year, on average
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