Medical Sales Representative vs Sales Representative

On pay, sales representatives come out ahead by about $18k a year at the midpoint of posted bands: $37k–$95k against $37k–$59k for medical sales representatives. These are advertised figures from postings that state a salary, not estimates.

On skills, they are related jobs with a real gap between them. There is a shared core, and then each side asks for things the other rarely does. The skills both sets of postings want most are CRM, Business Development, Training & Facilitation, Presentation.

Yes, and the numbers say how far along you already are: a typical medical sales representative profile covers 20% of what sales representative postings ask for. Our estimate for the move is 12–24 mo. The instrument lists the exact skills that make up the rest.

Going the other way, a typical sales representative profile covers 45% of what medical sales representative postings ask for. Our estimate for the move is 12–24 mo. The two directions are not symmetric: sales representative to medical sales representative is the easier move, 45% against 20%. The route page has the gap itemized.

Right now our board has 35 medical sales representative openings and 3,827 sales representative openings, each linking to the original posting. The board refreshes every night, so the counts move with the market. Hiring the most medical sales representatives at the moment: Direct employer (22), Sandoz Pharmaceuticals AG (1), Opticas Munkel (1). For sales representatives: Direct employer (967), Jobup (177), Michael Page (24).