Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except 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 5,334 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the 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 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 nearly every task in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Negotiate with retail merchants to improve product exposure, such as shelf positioning and advertising.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Check stock levels and reorder merchandise as necessary.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Plan, assemble, and stock product displays in retail stores, or make recommendations to retailers regarding product displays, promotional programs, and advertising.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests.
AI could help, but needs extra software
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What the move takes
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Skills you already have
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Skills you already have
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