Advertising Sales Agents
Sales and Related · SOC 41-3011
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 41-3011 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 14.8%
- High · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 51/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $64,820
- H-1B offered wage $58,448; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 19,500
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change -6.4%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 9
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 23,885 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
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AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~53.8% of this role but only ~14.8% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.
Common titles: Advertising Account Representative, Advertising Consultant, Advertising Representative, Advertising Sales Representative (Ad Sales Representative), Sales Representative
Representative Tasks
- •Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.
- •Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
- •Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
- •Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services.
- •Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Develop content for sales presentations or other materials.
- •Deliver promotional presentations to current or prospective customers.
- •Identify potential customers.
- •Develop professional relationships or networks.
- •Estimate costs or terms of sales.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 14.8% | 27.4% |
| Outlook | Average | 35% Bright |
| Median Salary | $64,820 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 85/100 | N/A |