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Resume skills guide · SOC 41-4012

Skills for Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

The skills, knowledge, and tools that matter most for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products, ranked by O*NET importance — so you know what to lead with on your resume.

What to lead with

Refit analysis ·O*NET rates Active Listening, Speaking, Critical Thinking as the highest-importance skills here — so a resume aimed at this role should lead with evidence of those, not a generic skills list. On the tools side, O*NET flags Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint as in-demand technologies for this role.

Top skills (ranked by importance)

O*NET importance score in parentheses (1–5).

  • 1.Active Listening4
  • 2.Speaking4
  • 3.Critical Thinking3.5
  • 4.Reading Comprehension3.38
  • 5.Writing3.25
  • 6.Active Learning3.12
  • 7.Monitoring3.12
  • 8.Mathematics2.25
  • 9.Learning Strategies2.25
  • 10.Science1

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Knowledge areas

  • Sales and Marketing
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Transportation
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Administration and Management
  • Communications and Media

Core work activities

  • Selling or Influencing Others
  • Getting Information
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
  • Working with Computers
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

In-demand tools & technology

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Salesforce software
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Apple macOS
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Cisco Webex
  • Eclipse IDE
  • Epic Systems
  • ESRI ArcGIS software
  • Extensible markup language XML