Headline risk
51%
Very High RiskAdvertising sales agents
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
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
Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 13% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 61,460
Employment 2024
103.7K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-6.4%
Openings (2024–34)
9.3K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of advertising sales agents is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising. AI use: 92%
- 2. Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts. AI use: 0%
- 3. Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services. AI use: 0%
- 4. Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services. AI use: 0%
- 5. Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible. AI use: 0%
- 6. Obtain and study information about clients' products, needs, problems, advertising history, and business practices to offer effective sales presentations and appropriate product assistance. AI use: 98%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.4 · 138K employed
Under 25: 4% · 25–54: 74% · 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
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Advertising sales agents sell promotional space to businesses and individuals.
Advertising sales agents work under pressure to meet sales quotas. They may travel to visit current and prospective clients. Most work full time.
Advertising sales agents typically need at least a high school diploma to enter the occupation, although some employers require or prefer that candidates have a bachelor’s degree. Once hired, these workers typically receive training on the job. Sales and communication skills are essential.
The median annual wage for advertising sales agents was $61,460 in May 2024.
Employment of advertising sales agents is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.