Headline risk
33%
High RiskSales Engineer
This page reuses the same role shell as Singapore, but the component occupations are mapped onto the United States layer so the score, context, and support bundle reflect US public evidence.
Why this score
81% of tasks overlap with current AI
42% human advantage from judgment & presence
67% demand buffer from the local labour market
These factors combine multiplicatively — larger bars do not mean proportionally larger contributions to the final score.
Weighted overlap across component occupations
Human coordination and physical presence protection
Blended local-market buffer for this role
Component coverage and mapping quality
Workflow profile
Heuristic workflow context blended from the role mix. This explains the score; it is not used as a direct local-market forecast.
Workflow dimensions (0 = low, 1 = high)
United States support
Evidence bundle
Weighted task overlap from O*NET statements and Anthropic penetration
Median annual wage from BLS OEWS
Employment projections and openings from BLS
Preparation and entry requirements from O*NET and BLS
Support snapshot
Job zone
4The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Median wage
USD 100,070USD 65,640 to USD 146,150
Openings
27.2K1.9% projected change
Median age
44.21.1M employed
Occupation profile
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of postsecondary education.
Job Zone 4 · Moderate preparation
The occupation usually needs substantial preparation and experience.
Task primitives
Matched task weight share: 100% · Effective coverage: 32%
Concentration: 7%
Wage context
Median annual
USD 100,070
Mean annual
USD 114,520
Hourly median: USD 48
Employment: 293,930 workers
10th percentile: USD 48,840
90th percentile: USD 194,890
Demand outlook
2024 employment
303.2K
2034 employment
308.9K
Openings: 27.2K
Projected change: 1.9%
Education: Bachelor's degree
Work experience: None
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
Median wage in projections: USD 100,070
Overall employment of wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Requirements and friction
Telework: 50.7% · Telework: 49.3% · Credentials: <0.5%
Narrative and skills
Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses, government agencies, and other organizations.
Wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives work under pressure because their income and job security depend on the amount of merchandise they sell. Some sales representatives travel frequently.
Educational requirements vary for sales representatives and depend on the type of products sold. If the products are not scientific or technical, a high school diploma is generally sufficient for entry into the occupation. If the products are scientific or technical, sales representatives typically need at least a bachelor's degree.
The median annual wage for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products was $66,780 in May 2024.
Overall employment of wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Jobs: 1,613,600
Median pay: USD 74,100
Employment outlook: Overall employment of wholesale and manufacturing sales representatives is projected to show little or no change from 2024 to 2034.
Openings: 10,100
Tasks and tools
- 1. Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers. · AI use 0%
- 2. Select solar energy products, systems, or services for customers based on electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, or other factors. · AI use 0%
- 3. Provide customers with information, such as quotes, orders, sales, shipping, warranties, credit, funding options, incentives, or tax rebates. · AI use 0%
- 4. Gather information from prospective customers to identify their solar energy needs. · AI use 0%
- 5. Provide technical information about solar power, solar systems, equipment, and services to potential customers or dealers. · AI use 88%
- 6. Assess sites to determine suitability for solar equipment, using equipment such as tape measures, compasses, and computer software. · AI use 0%
Work context
- E-Mail: 5.0/5
- Telephone Conversations: 5.0/5
- Telephone Conversations: 5.0/5
- E-Mail: 5.0/5
- Contact With Others: 5.0/5
- Deal With External Customers or the Public in General: 4.9/5
Tech density
6/6
6 hot · 4 in demand
Work pace
5.0/5
Average of the strongest work-context signals.
Worker profile
Median age: 44.2
Total employed: 1.1M · Under 25: 5% · 25 to 54: 69% · 55+: 26%
Support note
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.
Source vintage
O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Component occupations
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products
41-4011 · 40% weight
Technical sales professional
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
25-1022 · 30% weight
Enterprise/Solution architect
Support bundle: Extensive preparation
Software developers
15-1252 · 30% weight
Software developer
Support bundle: Moderate preparation
Methodology
Shared spine
structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)
Country layer
headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)
Published limitations
This is a synthetic role view built from mapped occupations. It reuses the same shell and visual components as the Singapore role pages, but only the US sources that actually exist are rendered here.