Operations and sales
Sales Representative, Wholesale and Manufacturing in Albany
38 postings read · sampled 2026-08-02 · source ats
What employers actually ask for
Credentials named in the 38 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.
- Bachelor's DegreeAccredited institution16%6 of 38 postingsAccredited institution →
- PMPProject Management Institute3%
What it costs
Exam and application fees plus typical self-study hours. Almost nobody needs every credential on this list — start with the top line.
Not in the total: Bachelor's Degree — cost varies by institution.
This sample is small enough that one posting moves any percentage by more than a couple of points, so we are not calling anything low-signal here. Read the numbers above as a direction, not a measurement.
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.
Every credential above costs $555 — about 2 days' pay at the median.
Who was hiring
Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.
Anthropic · Figma · Stripe · Ramp · Verkada · Klaviyo · Scale AI · Carta · Duolingo · Elastic · Lyft · Zocdoc
The same role elsewhere
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