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Education & Outlook

Statewide

Typical Degree: No formal educational credential

Employed as of 2022: 3,693

2032 Projected Openings: 4,585

Entry Level Salary: $22,920

Median Salary: $35,350

Experienced Level Salary: $55,170

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2032 Projected Openings:

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Median Salary:

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Sales and Marketing

Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Administration and Management

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Skills

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Persuasion

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Abilities

Oral Comprehension

The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression

The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Near Vision

The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

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University of Kentucky

Selling Skills and Sales Operations

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$16,328
Graduation
Graduation Rate
68.5 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$22,500

University of Louisville

Selling Skills and Sales Operations

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$18,277
Graduation
Graduation Rate
62.3 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$20,500
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This tool was built using publicly available data from the Kentucky Center for Statistics and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.