Compare Sales Engineers & Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products District Of Columbia

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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Sales Engineers $130,400
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products $109,400

Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Sales and Marketing
Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Systems Evaluation
Measuring how well a system is working and how to improve it.

Persuasion
Talking people into changing their minds or their behavior.

Judgment and Decision Making
Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Mathematics
Using math to solve problems.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Economics and Accounting
Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Learning Strategies
Using the best training or teaching strategies for learning new things.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Negotiation
Bringing people together to solve differences.


Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Sales Engineers
Sales Engineers

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

Licensing

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Licensing for Sales Engineers
Sales Engineers

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

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Certification for Sales Engineers
Sales Engineers

2 related certifications

Certification for Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products

2 related certifications

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