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Occupational Report
for Advertising Sales Agents (41-3011)
, Oregon Statewide
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 |
2008 employment is estimated to be somewhat larger than the regional average. Regional employment is expected to decline in this occupation between 2008 and 2018. Total job openings are projected to be at about the regional average.Despite declining employment, reasonable employment opportunities exist largely due to the need to fill replacement job openings. |
Data Sources and Limitations
Current Employment Department Job Openings
for Advertising Sales Agents
There are 13 current openings for this occupation.
Openings 1 through 13
are listed below.
Job Openings from the Web
for Advertising Sales Agents
The following job openings have been automatically extracted from various sites across the Web.
These links are provided as supplemental resources. However, the Employment Department cannot
validate these openings nor endorse any of these external sites. Some of these jobs may no
longer be open. In some cases, a single opening may be posted on multiple sites.
There are 96 current openings for this occupation.
Openings 1 through
26 are listed below.
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State of Oregon License Information
for Advertising Sales Agents
No statewide license is required for this occupation.
Wages
for Advertising Sales Agents
| Region |
---------------- 2010 Wages ---------------- |
| Percentiles (hourly wages) |
Avg
Hourly
($/hr) |
Avg
Annual |
| 10th |
25th |
50th
(median) |
75th |
90th |
| Oregon Statewide |
$10.59 |
$13.12 |
$18.24 |
$29.55 |
$42.41
|
$23.83 |
$49,569 |
| Coos / Curry |
10.49 |
13.30 |
17.30 |
24.00 |
35.79
|
20.00 |
41,606 |
| Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson |
13.29 |
16.24 |
21.63 |
31.04 |
42.91
|
24.80 |
51,581 |
Data Sources and Limitations
Industries of Employment
for Advertising Sales Agents
Industry
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Ownership |
2008
Employment |
|
Total, All Industries
|
All |
1,706 |
|
Total, All Industries
|
Private |
1,701 |
|
Manufacturing
|
Private |
31 |
|
Printing and Related Support Activities
|
Private |
25 |
|
Information
|
Private |
1,421 |
|
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
|
Private |
728 |
|
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
|
Private |
728 |
|
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
|
Private |
53 |
|
Motion Picture and Video Industries
|
Private |
53 |
|
Broadcasting (except Internet)
|
Private |
612 |
|
Radio and Television Broadcasting
|
Private |
609 |
|
Other Information Services
|
Private |
23 |
|
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
|
Private |
204 |
|
Advertising and Related Services
|
Private |
189 |
|
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
|
Private |
15 |
|
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
|
Private |
15 |
|
Accommodation and Food Services
|
Private |
16 |
|
Food Services and Drinking Places
|
Private |
16 |
|
Full-Service Restaurants
|
Private |
16 |
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 a bachelor's degree 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 programs related to this occupation. This information is updated once per year. Anyone interested in a particular program should check with the training institution regarding its availability. Listing these training providers does not necessarily constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State of Oregon.
Career Pathway Roadmaps
for Advertising Sales Agents
These Oregon community colleges have defined career pathway roadmaps to facilitate entry into this occupation:
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
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