Best degree programs for Sales Representatives of Services, ranked by enrollment
2 college programs and 105 schools train Sales Representatives of Services. Compare graduates per year, cost and pay, $69,990 median wage, 1,256,010 U.S. jobs. Federal data.
2 college programs at 105 schools train sales representatives of services, graduating 2,807 people a year (IPEDS completions). The largest is Selling Skills and Sales Operations. The job pays a median of $69,990 (BLS OEWS May 2025).
About sales representatives of services
Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.
Fields of study that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level, the tier our program pages are built on. Numbers are graduates per year.
2 degree programs that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are College Scorecard figures for people who finished the program, reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. That is a different measurement from the occupation-wide wages further down this page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 52.1804 | 1,847 | 65.8% | 85 | $50,281 | $24,250 |
| 2 | CIP 52.1803 | 960 | 34.2% | 22 | $50,281 | $24,250 |
Top 50 schools by graduates into this job
Counting every feeder program a school offers, not just its largest one.
What sales representatives of services earn
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
Top-paying states
Top-paying metro areas
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Where the jobs are, state by state
Pick a state for in-state pay, the schools there, and the programs they run.
| State | Median pay | Jobs | Concentration | Schools | Graduates / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $64,020 | 22,720 | 0.96× | 8 | 407 |
| Utahmoderate | $62,580 | 16,210 | 1.16× | 4 | 269 |
| Indiana | $63,960 | 21,950 | 0.85× | 5 | 192 |
| Washingtonmoderate | $79,920 | 18,950 | 0.66× | 4 | 185 |
| Oregonlimited | $67,040 | 10,440 | 0.66× | 2 | 153 |
| South Carolinalimited | $58,510 | 21,070 | 1.13× | 1 | 152 |
| Kentuckylimited | $52,750 | 11,860 | 0.73× | 2 | 149 |
| Ohio | $59,390 | 38,440 | 0.86× | 11 | 148 |
| Kansasmoderate | $62,580 | 12,480 | 1.08× | 3 | 147 |
| Illinois | $66,900 | 69,910 | 1.42× | 14 | 133 |
| Iowamoderate | $62,420 | 6,530 | 0.52× | 3 | 123 |
| Californiamoderate | $80,850 | 156,110 | 1.06× | 4 | 104 |
| North Carolinalimited | $62,620 | 46,040 | 1.15× | 1 | 96 |
| Oklahomalimited | $54,990 | 9,710 | 0.70× | 2 | 86 |
| Minnesota | $75,370 | 19,220 | 0.81× | 6 | 75 |
| Pennsylvaniamoderate | $64,480 | 39,920 | 0.81× | 3 | 65 |
| Georgiamoderate | $75,280 | 46,960 | 1.19× | 4 | 47 |
| North Dakotalimited | $66,060 | 1,620 | 0.47× | 2 | 45 |
| Tennesseemoderate | $60,230 | 21,600 | 0.82× | 3 | 36 |
| New Yorkmoderate | $92,190 | 80,510 | 1.03× | 3 | 26 |
| Michiganmoderate | $73,380 | 27,160 | 0.76× | 3 | 25 |
| Alabamalimited | $58,840 | 12,840 | 0.75× | 1 | 24 |
| New Jerseylimited | $79,200 | 44,980 | 1.30× | 2 | 22 |
| Texaslimited | $61,680 | 135,030 | 1.19× | 1 | 20 |
| Arizonalimited | $72,920 | 26,340 | 1.01× | 2 | 19 |
| Idaholimited | $58,930 | 5,030 | 0.73× | 1 | 17 |
| Missourilimited | $60,440 | 14,100 | 0.59× | 1 | 9 |
| Coloradolimited | $79,810 | 37,810 | 1.63× | 1 | 7 |
| Massachusettslimited | $83,760 | 32,300 | 1.10× | 2 | 7 |
| Nebraskalimited | $57,770 | 6,110 | 0.74× | 2 | 7 |
| West Virginialimited | $50,240 | 2,130 | 0.38× | 1 | 5 |
| Floridalimited | $60,660 | 107,650 | 1.34× | 1 | 3 |
| Mississippilimited | $48,440 | 3,730 | 0.40× | 1 | 2 |
| Wyominglimited | $58,970 | 750 | 0.33× | 1 | 2 |
Skills and tools
From O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupational database. Importance is a 1 to 5 scale.
What they do day to day
- Answer customers' questions about services, prices, availability, or credit terms.
- Attend sales or trade meetings or read related publications to obtain information about market conditions, business trends, regulations, or industry developments.
- Compute and compare costs of services.
- Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and provide ongoing support.
- Contact prospective or existing customers to discuss how services can meet their needs.
- Create forms or agreements to complete sales.
- Develop sales presentations or proposals to explain service specifications.
- Distribute promotional materials at meetings, conferences, or trade shows.
Tools and technology
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How to become a Sales Representatives of Service
Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Moderate-term on-the-job training
Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 2 majors mapped to Sales Representatives of Services2 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 52.1803Retailing and Retail Operations
- 52.1804Selling Skills and Sales Operations
Related careers
Jobs O*NET identifies as close to this one, with their own pay and outlook.
Common questions
What degree do you need to become a Sales Representatives of Service?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Selling Skills and Sales Operations, which awarded 1,847 degrees in 2024-25, 65.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Sales Representatives of Service?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 2 programs to this occupation. The largest are General Sales. Together they graduate about 2,807 people a year.
How much do sales representatives of services earn?+
The median is $69,990 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). The middle range runs from $37,980 at the 10th percentile to $148,840 at the 90th. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for sales representatives of services growing?+
BLS projects a +3.1% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 123,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career?+
105 institutions reported graduates from at least one of the 2 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'Moderate-term on-the-job training' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024-25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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