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Advertising Sales Agents

Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.

Median salary (BLS)

$64,820

10th–90th percentile (BLS)

$35k – $146k

Job outlook

No separate BLS projection for this specific role

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Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.

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Education

Typical entry: Bachelor's degree

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Typical progression

  1. Advertising Sales Agents Intern

    Internship

    $36,000

    ~4 mos to advance

  2. Junior Advertising Sales Agents

    Entry / Junior

    $35,240

    ~2 yrs to advance

  3. Advertising Sales Agents

    Established

    $64,820

    ~3 yrs to advance

  4. Senior Advertising Sales Agents

    Senior

    $105,415

Internships are a common on-ramp here — they speed up landing that first role and improve your odds, which is why the Safe and High-ceiling plans build one in.

Key skills

A typical day

  • •Prepare and deliver sales presentations to new and existing customers to sell new advertising programs and to protect and increase existing advertising.
  • •Maintain assigned account bases while developing new accounts.
  • •Provide clients with estimates of the costs of advertising products or services.
  • •Locate and contact potential clients to offer advertising services.
  • •Explain to customers how specific types of advertising will help promote their products or services in the most effective way possible.

Fields of study

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