Sales Engineer (General)
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Sales Engineer specializes in selling scientific or advanced technology products or services. Provides engineering expertise as part of a sales team. Offers technical demonstrations, identifies or modifies products to meet specific customer requirements and assists with solving technical problems after products are installed.
Job Outlook
There were 245 Sales Engineer (General) job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 9264 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Sales Engineer industry, which includes the Sales Engineer (General) career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Sales Engineer (General) jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $102,203.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $97,304.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Sales Engineer (General) postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $82,699.
Education and Experience
Posted Sales Engineer (General) jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 4.44% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 62% |
| Master's Degree | 9.73% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.09% |
| Other | 3.82% |
Posted Sales Engineer (General) jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 21.71% |
| 3 to 5 years | 56.73% |
| 6 to 8 years | 14.41% |
| 9+ years | 7.16% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Sales Engineer (General) positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Sales (67.09%)
- Communication (46.99%)
- Customer Service (30.79%)
- Presentations (28.38%)
- Management (24.23%)
- Problem Solving (20.52%)
- Operations (14.62%)
- Writing (14.35%)
- Leadership (13.9%)
- Self-Motivation (13.69%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Sales Engineering (56.92%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Marketing (21.46%)
- Software As A Service (SaaS) (5.66%)
- New Product Development (13.17%)
- Product Knowledge (10.05%)
- Selling Techniques (17.73%)
- Sales Prospecting (17.81%)
- Request For Proposal (11.37%)
- Sales Process (13.57%)
- Product Demonstration (9.85%)
- Technical Support (8.16%)
- Demonstration Skills (12.15%)
- Technical Sales (15.16%)
- Mechanical Engineering (10.7%)
- Sales Support (9.52%)
- Customer Relationship Management (15.63%)
- Account Management (5.58%)
- Project Management (21.21%)
- Sales Management (5.94%)
- Product Management (11.57%)
- Computer Science (14.2%)
- Customer Success Management (10.8%)
- Business Development (9.12%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Sales Engineering (100%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Sales Engineer (General) skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Sales Engineer
- Customer Success Engineer
- Customer Engineer
- Field Sales Engineer
- Solutions Consultant
- Engineer
- Business Engineer
- Solution Delivery Consultant
- Solution Specialist
- Construction Professional
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Sales Engineer (General) jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- US Xpress (165)
- Cyberark (154)
- Actalent (126)
- Exelon (100)
- Avanade (99)
- FM Global (94)
- Nutanix (92)
- Applied Materials (80)
- Cleary Building Corp. (74)
- Snowflake Computing (70)
North Carolina
- Avanade (7)
- UL Solutions (6)
- MarketSource (5)
- Fastenal (5)
- Palo Alto Networks (4)
- Wells Fargo (4)
- Volvo (3)
- Sandvik Coromant (3)
- Lenovo (3)
- Wavetronix (3)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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