Sales Engineers

Also Called: Technical Sales Engineer

Bachelor's Degree

usually needed

Not Available
(Students Only)
Match Percentage

$67,760

Entry Salary

Bright

Job outlook

What Sales Engineers do

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.

  • Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.
  • Sell products requiring extensive technical expertise and support for installation and use, such as material handling equipment, numerical-control machinery, or computer systems.
  • Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs.
Industry Areas:

Retail Sales and Services

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Work Context

  • Telephone
  • Electronic Mail
  • Deal With External Customers
  • Duration of Typical Work Week
  • Contact With Others

Tools

  • Mainframe computers
  • Notebook computers
  • Desktop computers
  • Personal computers

Technology

Enterprise resource planning ERP software
Oracle PeopleSoft
SAP
Presentation software
Microsoft PowerPoint
WebEx Sales Center
Data base user interface and query software
IBM DB2
Microsoft SQL Server

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Persuasion
  • Critical Thinking
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Speaking

Knowledge

Business
sales and marketing
customer service
Engineering and Technology
computers and electronics
product and service development
Arts and Humanities
English language
Math and Science
arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Education

  • 43% Bachelor's degree
  • 24% Associate's degree
  • 20% Master's degree

Experience

A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.

What are some related occupations at different educational levels?


Job Training Match

Machinists

Educational Level

High School Diploma or Equivalent

 Job Training Match

Civil Engineering Technologists & Technicians

Educational Level

Post-secondary, non-degree

Automotive Engineering Technicians

Educational Level

Associate's Degree

Sales Engineers Currently Selected

Educational Level

Bachelor's Degree

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational Level

Advanced Degree

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Advanced Training

There are currently no advanced training opportunities for this career.

ACT & College

  • Aims Community College

    Greeley, CO

  • Alamance Community College

    Graham, NC

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Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

    • Enterprising (Persuader)
    • Investigative (Thinker)
    • Realistic (Doer)

Work Styles

  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Integrity
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Persistence
  • Attention to Detail

Values

  • Achievement
  • Working Conditions
  • Relationships

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic
  • Math
  • Memory

This is what Sales Engineers across the country typically make.

$32.58 / hour
$67,760 /year

Entry Level

$56.23 / hour
$116,950 /year

Median Level

$97.43 / hour
$202,660 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Bright

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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