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Occupational Description

Solicit orders for goods or services over the telephone.

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Telemarketers

Employment Outlook for Telemarketers

Statewide Employment Analysis	2008 employment is estimated to be somewhat larger than the regional average. This occupation is expected to grow at at about the regional average rate. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat higher than the regional average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist.

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Current Employment Department Job Openings for Telemarketers

There are 11 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 11 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Call Center Sales	5/7/10	Tualatin	$10.00/hr
Outbound Sales Representative (Entry Level)	6/14/10	Beaverton	$8.40/hr
Inside Sales Representative Marketing	6/15/10	Tualatin	$10.00/hr
Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator	7/1/10	Portland	$10.00/hr
Jail Bird Recruitment Coordinator	7/14/10	Talent	$8.50/hr to $9.50/hr
Account Executive - Inside Sales - Account Development	7/27/10	Portland	DOE
Volunteer Recruiter	8/10/10	Eugene	$9.50/hr to $10.00/hr
Telemarketer	8/13/10	Eugene Area	$10.00/hr to $11.00/hr DOE
Lead Generator - Temp / PT (IM)	8/23/10	Portland	$12.00/hr to $14.00/hr DOE
Smb Outbound Telemarketing Representative (Beaverton, Oregon) - 59309885	8/26/10	Beaverton
Sales Representative	8/31/10	Florence	$9.00/hr DOE

Job Openings from the Web for Telemarketers

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 42 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 26 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Employer
Telemarketing or Closing	8/30/10	Portland
SALES LEAD GENERATION	8/30/10	Portland	CSIA
Inside Sales	8/29/10	Portland
Sales and Marketing In Your Area	8/29/10
Phone Agent	8/26/10	Stayton
SMB Outbound Telemarketing Representative (Beaverton, Oregon) - 59309885	8/25/10	Beaverton	Comcast Cable West Division
Inside Sales Prospector	8/25/10	Portland	Another Source
SMB Outbound Telemarketing Representative (Beaverton, Oregon) - 59309885	8/24/10	Beaverton	Comcast
Appointment Setters	8/22/10
CALL CENTER - TELEMARKETING	8/20/10	Portland	Pinnacle Security - Clear
Contact Center Personal Banker w/selling (Call Center) Portland	8/18/10	Portland	U.S. Bank
Evaluators Required for 'Blackberry Storm' Cell Phone	8/17/10	Salem
SMB Outbound Telemarketing Representative (Beaverton, Oregon) - 59309885	8/16/10
=>=> Phone Salespeople - earn $1,000 per sale paid weekly - start calling today	8/14/10	Bend
Outbound Rep-Consumer Sales	8/13/10	Medford	CenturyLink
******Full Time Telemarketing Professional******	8/13/10	Beaverton	Velapoint
APPOINTMENT Setters needed immediately!	8/12/10	Portland	Express Employment Professionals
Telemarketers	8/10/10	Bend
Telemarketing Solicitor (Residential)	8/8/10	Lake Oswego	TruGreen
Sales Marketing Reps- ft/pt- telecommute	8/6/10	Portland
*Sales positions open!!!! Training classes scheduled each week!!!*	8/5/10	Beaverton	Northwest Direct Marketing
Entry Level - Sales - Customer Service	8/3/10	Hermiston	Vector Marketing
Entry Level - Sales - Customer Service	8/3/10	Medford	Vector Marketing
Entry Level - Sales - Customer Service	8/3/10	Sherwood	Vector Marketing
Non-Profit Outbound Call Center - Volunteer Recruitment	8/3/10	Portland

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State of Oregon License Information for Telemarketers

No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Telemarketers

Region	---------------- 2010 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th	Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
Oregon Statewide	$8.82	$9.39	$11.02	$13.94	$17.74	$12.30	$25,589
Multnomah / Washington	9.00	9.77	11.83	14.75	18.03	12.80	26,615
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	8.71	9.12	9.94	11.74	14.27	10.76	22,376
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	8.76	9.23	10.91	13.13	14.27	11.14	23,174
Lane	8.93	9.66	13.62	15.71	26.03	14.81	30,808
Jackson / Josephine	8.77	9.26	10.21	11.54	13.87	11.11	23,111
Clackamas	8.81	9.37	10.72	12.31	15.30	11.61	24,165

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Regional Employment Projections for Telemarketers

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
Region	2008	2018	Change	% Change	Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	2,640	2,892	252	9.5%	25	70	95
Multnomah / Washington	1,193	1,291	98	8.2%	10	31	41
Jackson / Josephine	366	414	48	13.1%	5	10	15
Lane	318	345	27	8.5%	3	8	11
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	233	256	23	9.9%	2	6	8
Clackamas	203	231	28	13.8%	3	6	8
Douglas	182	197	15	8.2%	2	5	6
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	62	67	5	8.1%	1	2	2
Coos / Curry	44	48	4	9.1%	0	1	2
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	35	37	2	5.7%	0	1	1
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	11	12	1	9.1%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	8	8	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	6	6	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	4	5	1	25.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	3	3	0	0.0%	0	0	0

Replacement openings are caused by existing workers permanently leaving their occupation. Many additional job openings occur due to job changes within occupations.

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Industries of Employment for Telemarketers

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2008 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	2,640
Total, All Industries	Private	2,603
Construction	Private	73
Specialty Trade Contractors	Private	73
Building Equipment Contractors	Private	73
Wholesale Trade	Private	276
Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods	Private	94
Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	Private	60
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	181
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers	Private	26
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers	Private	136
Retail Trade	Private	91
Health and Personal Care Stores	Private	39
Information	Private	268
Publishing Industries (except Internet)	Private	185
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	Private	134
Software Publishers	Private	51
Telecommunications	Private	78
Wired Telecommunications Carriers	Private	21
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)	Private	57
Finance and Insurance	Private	331
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	Private	305
Depository Credit Intermediation	Private	153
Nondepository Credit Intermediation	Private	64
Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	Private	88
Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	Private	23
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities	Private	23
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	272
Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	Private	69
Advertising and Related Services	Private	128
Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	43
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	1,098
Administrative and Support Services	Private	1,098
Office Administrative Services	Private	31
Employment Services	Private	67
Business Support Services	Private	947
Services to Buildings and Dwellings	Private	27
Health Care and Social Assistance	Private	21
Social Assistance	Private	21
Individual and Family Services	Private	21
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	Private	41
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	Private	41
Performing Arts Companies	Private	25
Other Services (except Public Administration)	Private	73
Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	Private	72
Social Advocacy Organizations	Private	38
Total, All Industries	State	35
Educational Services	State	35
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	State	35

Educational Requirements for Telemarketers

Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Telemarketers

Apply Merchandising Techniques
Apply Product Knowledge To Marketing Of Goods
Apply Telephone Communication As Sales Tool
Describe And Demonstrate Goods And Services
Interview Customers
Process Records And Maintain Forms And Files
Provide Customer Service
Receive Customer Orders For Products Or Services
Sell Products
Use Sales Techniques
Use Ten Key By Touch

Schools and Training Providers for Telemarketers

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.

Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General	Clackamas Community College 19600 South Molalla Ave Oregon City, OR 97045 Phone: (503) 657-6958 Programs of Training: Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General	Dealer Education School 6952 Osprey Ct SE Salem, OR 97306-5907 Phone: (503) 399-9199 Programs of Training: Selling Skills and Sales Operations
Southwestern Oregon Community College 1988 Newmark Ave Coos Bay, OR 97420 Phone: (541) 888-2525 Programs of Training: Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General	Dealer Title Service Inc. 3522 NE 119th Ave Portland, OR 97220 Phone: (360) 834-3239 Programs of Training: Selling Skills and Sales Operations	Franklin Institute of Sales 1058 Hemlock Street Lake Oswego, OR 97034-6148 Phone: (503) 699-9211 Programs of Training: Selling Skills and Sales Operations
Oregon Ind. Auto Dealer Assoc.-Dealer Educ. Schl. 1475 Capitol St. NE Salem, OR 97301-7850 Phone: (503) 362-6839 Programs of Training: Selling Skills and Sales Operations	Umpqua Community College 1140 College Rd. Roseburg, OR 97470 Phone: (541) 440-4600 Programs of Training: Selling Skills and Sales Operations	Pioneer Pacific College 27501 SW Parkway Ave Wilsonville, OR 97070 Phone: (866) 772-4636 Programs of Training: Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Telemarketers

No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations

The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Telemarketers 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
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News And Street Vendors, And Related Workers	50%
Sales And Related Workers, All Other	40%
Wholesale And Manufacturing Sales Representatives, Technical And Scientific	30%
Wholesale And Manufacturing Sales Representatives Non-Technical And Scientific	30%

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