Technical Sales Representatives nec
What the work is
This is the official catch-all entry for technical sales representatives not listed separately. Tasks vary, so look at the related occupations below for what similar work involves.
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a fictional supplier of industrial cleaning machines and chemicals, selling to factories and workshops. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A demonstration works perfectly and the workshop team start asking real questions
- A customer rings to say the machine you recommended has changed their week
- A long relationship with a factory leads to an easy, friendly order
Hard days
- A delivery is late and an angry customer rings you, not the warehouse
- A customer wants a product that is wrong for the job and pushes you to say yes
- Hours on the road, then a stack of order records to catch up on at night
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 221699, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.