Operations and sales
Sales Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing in the United States
400 postings read · sampled 2026-10-01 · source ats · 112 employers · largest 3% of it
What employers actually ask for
Credentials named in the 400 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.
- Bachelor's DegreeAccredited institution9%36 of 400 postingsAccredited institution →
Lower signal for this role
Credentials that barely appeared in this sample. That is not a claim they are worthless — plenty are valuable for a different job, a different city, or a promotion later. It is a claim that employers here mostly did not ask.
- CPAAICPA / State Boards of Accountancy0%1 of 400 postings$1,500 exam · fee checked 2026-08~400 hrs prepAICPA / State Boards of Accountancy →
- Master's DegreeAccredited institution1%2 of 400 postingsAccredited institution →
What the official taxonomy says
O*NET surveys people already doing this job. That describes who got hired over a long window, not what employers are asking for now — where it disagrees with the counts above, the counts are the more current answer.
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Bachelor’s degree
- Some college, no degree
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
O*NET 41-4012.00 · pulled 2026-10-01 · O*NET publishes the levels but no shares for this occupation, so they are shown in its order without percentages
What it pays
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.
Who was hiring
Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.
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