Will AI replace Sales Engineers?
Estimated risk score: 60 out of 100
Moderate replacement risk
Estimate from published task research, not reviewed by a person · how we estimate
Within about 19 points for 4 in 5 of the jobs we checked (41 to 79).
For the occupation as a whole, from ratings of its 25 O*NET tasks published in 2023 and calibrated to our hand scores. A specialty inside it can sit higher or lower.
O*NET-SOC 41-9031.00 · Sales and Related
Tasks rated in 2023 as ones AI could do or speed up
Tasks a GPT-4-class model could do, or do in half the time or less: 8 of its 25 rated tasks; the first 6 are shown. In O*NET’s words.
- Create sales or service contracts for products or services.
- Document account activities, generate reports, and keep records of business transactions with customers and suppliers.
- Write technical documentation for products.
- Keep informed on industry news and trends, products, services, competitors, relevant information about legacy, existing, and emerging technologies, and the latest product-line developments.
- Maintain sales forecasting reports.
- Research and identify potential customers for products or services.
Tasks rated in 2023 as not sped up by AI
Tasks such a model was rated as not speeding up or taking over: 3 of its 25 rated tasks. In O*NET’s words.
- Arrange for demonstrations or trial installations of equipment.
- Attend trade shows and seminars to promote products or to learn about industry developments.
- Visit prospective buyers at commercial, industrial, or other establishments to show samples or catalogs, and to inform them about product pricing, availability, and advantages.
What the job is
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
Also called: Product Sales Engineer, Technical Marketing Engineer, Business Development Engineer, Pre-Sales Engineer, Field Sales Engineer, Inside Sales Engineer, Outside Sales Engineer, Regional Sales Engineer.
Closest jobs we score by hand
In the same field (Sales and Related). Different jobs, each scored by a person.
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