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Sales manager
Rank: 21 of 50
Top job in field: Sales Director
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GRADES: Stress: D   /   Flexibility: C   /   Creativity: B   /   Difficulty: B

Average pay: $135,903
  Salary Total compensation
(includes bonus)
75% in this career make more than: $84,619 $98,461
50% in this career make more than: $99,395 $120,596
25% in this career make more than: $120,032 $148,965
Top potential compensation (5% make more):   $330,239

10-year job growth: 19.67%
Total jobs 2004: 336,514
Forecast 2014: 402,713
Average annual growth (including new jobs and net replacement): 12,830

Career description
Directs the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Manages and directs a sales force to achieve sales and profit goals. Designs and recommends sales and marketing programs and sets short and long-term sales strategies. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.

Top 10: Highest-paying careers
  Average salary
Chief Executives $254,643
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Oral and maxillofacial surgeons $211,766
Lawyer $153,923
Sales manager $135,903
Financial services sales agents $130,385
Financial managers $128,910
Dentist $122,883
Financial advisor $122,462
Natural sciences managers $116,504

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