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Sales and Related

20 occupations analyzed

27.4%
Avg AI Exposure
35%
Bright Outlook
$58,449
Avg Median Salary
20
Occupations Analyzed
12,075,090
Total Employment

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Sector Avg AI Exposure27.4% AI Exposure — Low

Occupation Risk Levels

Vertical bar chart showing AI exposure probability for up to 20 top-risk occupations, sorted highest first. Bar color encodes risk level: green = low, yellow = medium, orange = high, red = very high. Hover over a bar to see the occupation name and exact probability.

Bar chart: top occupations by AI exposure probability
OccupationsAI Exposure
Computer Programmers74.5%
Customer Service Representatives70.1%
Data Entry Keyers67.1%
Medical Records Specialists66.7%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists64.8%
Medical Transcriptionists63.6%
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products62.8%
Database Architects57.9%
Financial and Investment Analysts57.2%
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers51.9%
Statistical Assistants51.0%
Information Security Analysts48.6%
Web Developers48.0%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other47.9%
Technical Writers47.5%
Computer User Support Specialists46.9%
Desktop Publishers46.4%
Data Scientists46.1%
Public Relations Specialists45.3%
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive45.3%

Employment Projections

15
Occupations Shown
25.5%
Avg AI Exposure
7
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Occupations in Sales and Related

OccupationAI ExposureOutlookMedian SalaryTop Skills
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers26% — HighBright ↗$48,520Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers23% — HighAverage$87,520Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring
Cashiers8% — MediumBright ↗$32,880Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers0% — LowAverage$36,220Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking
Counter and Rental Clerks20% — HighAverage$41,300Active Listening, Speaking, Service Orientation
Parts Salespersons0% — LowAverage$38,630Active Listening, Speaking, Persuasion
Retail Salespersons32% — Very HighBright ↗$35,410Persuasion, Active Listening, Speaking
Advertising Sales Agents15% — HighAverage$64,820Speaking, Persuasion, Social Perceptiveness
Insurance Sales Agents32% — Very HighBright ↗$62,280Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents44% — Very HighAverage$78,660Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring
Travel Agents41% — Very HighAverage$50,160Active Listening, Service Orientation, Reading Comprehension
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products27% — HighAverage$104,920Speaking, Persuasion, Active Listening
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products63% — Very HighBright ↗$72,080Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness
Demonstrators and Product Promoters8% — MediumAverage$39,320Active Listening, Speaking, Persuasion
Models0% — LowAverage$48,470Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Speaking
Real Estate Brokers26% — HighBright ↗$73,220Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening
Real Estate Sales Agents28% — HighBright ↗$52,830Active Listening, Speaking, Negotiation
Sales Engineers32% — Very HighAverage$124,900Speaking, Persuasion, Reading Comprehension
Telemarketers29% — HighAverage$35,450Speaking, Persuasion, Active Listening
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers18% — HighAverage$41,380Speaking, Persuasion, Social Perceptiveness