Headline risk
1%
Very Low RiskSales managers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Plan, direct, or coordinate 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. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 8% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 138,060
Employment 2024
619.5K
Projected Change (2024–34)
4.7%
Openings (2024–34)
49.0K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of sales managers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs. AI use: 0%
- 2. Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts. AI use: 0%
- 3. Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs. AI use: 0%
- 4. Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service. AI use: 98%
- 5. Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability. AI use: 0%
- 6. Direct and coordinate activities involving sales of manufactured products, services, commodities, real estate, or other subjects of sale. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 43.9 · 563K employed
Under 25: 2% · 25–54: 77% · 55+: 22%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Sales managers plan, direct, or coordinate the delivery of a product or service to the customer.
Sales managers typically work in an office or retail setting. Most work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week. They often are required to travel.
Sales managers typically need a bachelor’s degree and work experience as a sales representative. For some jobs, workers qualify with a high school diploma.
The median annual wage for sales managers was $138,060 in May 2024.
Employment of sales managers is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.