Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to shrink over the next decade, with about 715 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with more than half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate about 91% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Prepare proposals, quotes, contracts, or presentations for potential solar customers.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Select solar energy products, systems, or services for customers based on electrical energy requirements, site conditions, price, or other factors.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Provide customers with information, such as quotes, orders, sales, shipping, warranties, credit, funding options, incentives, or tax rebates.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Gather information from prospective customers to identify their solar energy needs.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Calculate potential solar resources or solar array production for a particular site considering issues such as climate, shading, and roof orientation.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Visit establishments to evaluate needs or to promote product or service sales.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Demonstrate the operation or use of technical or scientific products.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Demonstrate use of solar and related equipment to customers or dealers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Stock or distribute resources, such as samples or promotional or educational materials.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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