Sales Operations Analyst

Also called: Revenue Operations Analyst

Keeps a sales team's systems, data and territories running smoothly.

A day in the life

You clean up the customer database, assign new territories, build the commission report and figure out why deals are stalling.

Pay over a career

Starting
$52k
Typical
$75k
High
$110k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in business or analytics.

Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Business Administration, Marketing, Business Analytics.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. CRM automation and AI now handle much of the reporting, territories and commission math, so fewer analysts are hired.

Start now, in high school

Classes: AP Statistics, Spreadsheets or computer applications, Business elective.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.

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