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Occupational Description

Sell or solicit advertising, including graphic art, advertising space in publications, custom made signs, or TV and radio advertising time. May obtain leases for outdoor advertising sites or persuade retailer to use sales promotion display items.

Employment Outlook for Advertising Sales Agents

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be larger than the statewide average This occupation is expected to grow at a somewhat slower rate than the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be at about the statewide average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist.

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Current Job Openings for Advertising Sales Agents There are 11 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 11 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Media Sales Career Opportunity	11/13/09	Medford	$3,400/mo DOE
Tv Sales Account Executive	11/13/09	Eugene	DOE
Seo Internet Engineers Web / Info Design	11/12/09	Tualatin	$13.00/hr
Sales Manager	10/27/09	La Grande	to $18,000/yr
Business To Business Outside Sales Representative	10/21/09	Brookings	$40,000/yr to $60,000/yr
Directory Advertising Consultant-Telephone	10/20/09	Beaverton
Account Executive / Marketing Specialist	10/9/09	Medford	$8.40/hr to $8.50/hr DOE
Media Consultant	9/30/09	Klamath Falls	$1,500/mo DOE, Neg.
Account Executives-Radio Advertising Sales	8/27/09	Portland
Sales Account Executive	8/21/09	Portland	DOE
Account Executive	7/8/09	Bend	DOE

State of Oregon License Information for Advertising Sales Agents No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Advertising Sales Agents

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$10.37	$13.28	$18.03	$27.65	$42.27	$22.87	$47,561
Multnomah / Washington	10.68	13.87	20.98	34.22	51.56	26.08	54,260
Coos / Curry	12.10	13.96	16.90	22.78	36.51	19.88	41,345
Jackson / Josephine	12.52	15.05	19.49	30.20	38.81	22.62	47,061
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	13.22	16.62	22.48	28.67	39.31	24.16	50,245

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Regional Employment Projections for Advertising Sales Agents

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	1,833	1,991	158	8.6%	16	37	53
Multnomah / Washington	919	960	41	4.5%	4	18	22
Lane	206	225	19	9.2%	2	4	6
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	128	136	8	6.2%	1	3	3
Jackson / Josephine	89	96	7	7.9%	1	2	3
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	67	73	6	9.0%	1	1	2
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	65	78	13	20.0%	1	1	3
Clackamas	45	50	5	11.1%	1	1	1
Coos / Curry	40	43	3	7.5%	0	1	1
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	34	36	2	5.9%	0	1	1
Baker / Union / Wallowa	31	34	3	9.7%	0	1	1
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	28	30	2	7.1%	0	1	1
Klamath / Lake	24	26	2	8.3%	0	1	1
Douglas	24	27	3	12.5%	0	1	1
Morrow / Umatilla	19	22	3	15.8%	0	0	1
Grant / Harney / Malheur	14	14	0	0.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Advertising Sales Agents

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	1,833
Total, All Industries	Private	1,829
Manufacturing	Private	26
Printing and Related Support Activities	Private	26
Information	Private	1,517
Publishing Industries (except Internet)	Private	792
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	Private	792
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	Private	67
Motion Picture and Video Industries	Private	67
Broadcasting (except Internet)	Private	625
Radio and Television Broadcasting	Private	617
Internet Publishing and Broadcasting	Private	16
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	220
Advertising and Related Services	Private	203
Management of Companies and Enterprises	Private	18
Accommodation and Food Services	Private	18
Food Services and Drinking Places	Private	18
Full-Service Restaurants	Private	18

Educational Requirements for Advertising Sales Agents Workers must have moderate-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with postsecondary training have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Advertising Sales Agents

• Apply Public Relations Techniques
• Apply Telephone Communication As Sales Tool
• Conduct Customer Surveys
• Conduct Sales Presentations
• Describe And Demonstrate Goods And Services
• Develop Advertising Strategy
• Develop Marketing Strategy
• Evaluate Advertising Promotions
• Interact With Radio, Television, Print, Or Internet Media
• Monitor Consumer And Marketing Trends
• Obtain Information From Clients, Customers, Patients Or Others
• Provide Customer Service
• Sell Products Through Advertising
• Understand Sales Contracts
• Use Correct Grammar, Punctuation And Spelling
• Use Marketing Techniques
• Use Sales Techniques
• Write Advertisement Copy

Schools and Training Providers for Advertising Sales Agents The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

• Advertising

Wieden + Kennedy 12 LLC 224 NW 13th Ave Portland, OR 97209-2977 Phone: (503) 937-7773 Programs of Training: Advertising

University of Oregon 110 Johnson Hall Eugene, OR 97403 Phone: (541) 346-3014 Programs of Training: Advertising

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Advertising Sales Agents These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:

Tillamook Bay Community College	Marketing
Umpqua Community College	Communication Studies Wine Marketing

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Advertising Sales Agents matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Wholesale And Manufacturing Sales Representatives, Technical And Scientific	37%
Wholesale And Manufacturing Sales Representatives Non-Technical And Scientific	32%
Public Relations Specialists	30%
Marketing Managers	26%
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other	26%
Advertising And Promotions Managers	25%
Sales Managers	22%
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News And Street Vendors, And Related Workers	21%
Sales And Related Workers, All Other	21%