• Sales Managers
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  • Marketing
  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 121,220
    $54,600 range bar $226,570
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Moderately Growing
  • Sales Managers direct organizations' sales teams. They set sales goals, analyze data, and develop training programs for organizations' sales representatives.

What do they typically do

  • Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service
  • Prepare budgets and approve expenditures
  • Monitor customer preferences to determine the focus of sales efforts
  • Analyze sales statistics
  • Project sales and determine the profitability of products and services
  • Determine discount rates or special pricing plans
  • Develop plans to acquire new customers or clients through direct sales techniques, cold calling, and business-to-business marketing visits
  • Assign sales territories and set sales quotas
  • Plan and coordinate training programs for sales staff
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