Sales Engineers
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 215 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 about 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 88% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Sell products requiring extensive technical expertise and support for installation and use, such as material handling equipment, numerical-control machinery, or computer systems.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Develop, present, or respond to proposals for specific customer requirements, including request for proposal responses and industry-specific solutions.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Create sales or service contracts for products or services.
AI could do much of this on its own
Keep informed on industry news and trends, products, services, competitors, relevant information about legacy, existing, and emerging technologies, and the latest product-line developments.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
Visit prospective buyers at commercial, industrial, or other establishments to show samples or catalogs, and to inform them about product pricing, availability, and advantages.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Attend trade shows and seminars to promote products or to learn about industry developments.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Arrange for demonstrations or trial installations of equipment.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.
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What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- Sales and Marketing
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Speaking
New skills to build
- Building and Construction
Architectural and Engineering Managers
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What the move takes
Usually requires a bachelor's degree, with 5 years or more of experience.
Getting ready typically takes two to four years.
Skills you already have
- Engineering and Technology
- Written Comprehension
- Mathematics
- Oral Comprehension
- Oral Expression
New skills to build
- Chemistry
- Building and Construction
- Public Safety and Security
- Production and Processing
- Quality Control Analysis