Also called: Technical Sales Engineer, Solutions Engineer
Engineer who explains complex technical products to customers and designs solutions that win the sale.
You fly to a food factory to show their engineers how your company's robots could double their packaging speed. You sketch a layout on a whiteboard, answer tough technical questions, and work out a price with the sales rep over dinner.
BLS May 2024 median $121,520; percentiles approximate. Commission can add a lot.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in engineering; strong people skills matter as much as the degree.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Engineering Technology.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). BLS 2024-34 projection.
Low risk for 10 years. AI drafts quotes and product answers; building trust with customers and designing custom solutions stay human.
Classes: Physics, Speech or debate, Business, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-9031.
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