# Sales Skill · Sales and E-Commerce Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sales Sales is the business function and professional discipline of identifying prospective customers, understanding their needs, and persuading them to purchase a product or service. It encompasses skills such as relationship-building, negotiation, and communication, and is practiced by roles ranging from retail associates to enterprise account executives across virtually every industry. ## Sales in the job market - Open roles: 65 - Employers hiring: 23 - Median stated pay: $67,000 (middle half $53,000 – $113,000), from 25 of 65 open roles — the 38% that publish a range, annualized to USD. Only some employers state pay, and the ones that do skew to California and New York, where the law requires it. - Last checked: September 13, 2026 ## Asked for alongside Sales Measured from the 65 open roles that name Sales, not from a curated list. - [Customer Service](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/customer-service) — 16 roles (24.6%) - [Customer Relationship Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/customer-relationship-management) — 13 roles (20.0%) - [Business Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/business-development) — 7 roles (10.8%) - [Product Knowledge](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/product-knowledge) — 6 roles (9.2%) - [Customer Relationship Management (CRM)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/customer-relationship-management-crm) — 5 roles (7.7%) - [Inventory Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/inventory-management) — 5 roles (7.7%) - [Account Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/account-management) — 4 roles (6.2%) - [Merchandising](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/merchandising) — 4 roles (6.2%) ## Seniority of these roles - Entry: 11 (33%) - Mid: 9 (27%) - Senior: 7 (21%) - Management: 6 (18%) From 33 roles whose posting states a level. ## Where Sales roles are - [Chicago, IL](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/chicago-il) — 2 - [Houston, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/houston-tx) — 2 - [New York, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/new-york-ny) — 2 - [Albany, NY](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/albany-ny) — 1 - [Antioch, TN](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/antioch-tn) — 1 - [Austin, TX](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/in/austin-tx) — 1 Among the 42 of 65 open roles we could place on a map. ## Roles that use Sales - [Sales Representative](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-representative) — 28 - [Account Executive](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/account-executive) — 5 - [Business Development Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/business-development-manager) — 4 - [Account Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/account-manager) — 3 - [Sales Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/sales-manager) — 3 - [Bank Teller](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/bank-teller) — 2 ## Employers hiring for Sales - [ABC Supply](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/abc-supply) — 19 open roles - [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — 11 open roles - [Club Monaco](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/club-monaco) — 4 open roles - [Citigroup](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/citigroup) — 3 open roles - [Levi Strauss & Co.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/levi-strauss-co) — 3 open roles - [LSEG](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/lseg) — 3 open roles Related skills: [Negotiation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/negotiation), [Sales Closing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sales-closing), [Business Development](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/business-development), [Sales Prospecting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/sales-prospecting), [Account Management](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/account-management), [Relationship Building](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/relationship-building), [Front Office](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/front-office) ## Open roles requiring Sales (65) - [Director/VP, Strategic Business Development – Media Services & Localisation, EMEA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/b334081a-0036-4d23-844d-6a33397727d6/director-vp-strategic-business-development-media-services-localisation-emea-at) at [Deluxe Media](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/deluxe-media) — GB-98 Theobalds - [Inside Sales Representative II](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/af1a5469-2475-406c-8061-d7e6c7eff3ed/inside-sales-representative-ii-at-arrow-electronics) at [Arrow Electronics](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/arrow-electronics) — Full-time, $26 – $32 / hour - [Franchise Sales Associate](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/9f14539a-9ca9-4c0e-a176-c200b762ab9e/franchise-sales-associate-at-blue-apron) at [Blue Apron](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/blue-apron) — Chicago, IL, $45,000 – $90,000 - [Underwriting Specialist, Specialty Energy Middle Market, (SEMM)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/2affe0c2-f00d-46e5-b494-2d9945842a24/underwriting-specialist-specialty-energy-middle-market-semm-at-american) at [American International Group](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/american-international-group) — Houston, TX - [Supervisor I Event & Retail Marketing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e8ca35f7-de82-4702-9631-6a41d269c90e/supervisor-i-event-retail-marketing-at-andersen-corporation) at [Andersen Corporation](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/andersen-corporation) — $52,627 – $81,573 - [Outside Sales Representative Bilingual - Spanish (1346)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e4773e72-88c0-4044-84d3-e13607303bb7/outside-sales-representative-bilingual-spanish-1346-at-abc-supply) at [ABC Supply](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/abc-supply) — Full-time, Houston, TX - [FT - Key Holder](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7785aeec-27e2-4e5c-850a-496a57e2e1e6/ft-key-holder-at-tory-burch) at [Tory Burch](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tory-burch) — Full-time, Palo Alto, CA, $18 – $22 / hour - [Business Development Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/e9c78a8c-6f52-496e-aa27-413046479e8f/business-development-director-at-visa-inc) at [Visa Inc.](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/visa-inc) — CD - Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo - [Animal Health Companion Animal Customer Consultant](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/3f475731-8f57-4845-a30d-555a05310adc/animal-health-companion-animal-customer-consultant-at-merck) at [Merck](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/merck) — Full-time - [Business Management Associate, Foodservice Sales - Campus Recruiting](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/953fd86e-fcb8-4d58-9b15-5851f2185715/business-management-associate-foodservice-sales-campus-recruiting-at-general) at [General Mills](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/general-mills) — Full-time, Minneapolis, MN, $73,000 All 65 open roles: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs?skills=7439b7ea-631b-410b-9670-9a21197a4c54