Also called: Pharma Rep
Visits doctors to explain a company's medicines and how they're used.
Drives to four clinics in a day, gives short presentations to doctors about a new asthma inhaler, and logs every visit in a sales app.
Based on BLS technical/scientific sales reps; includes bonuses.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's degree, often in biology or business.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Business, Communications.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). BLS 2024-34 (approx).
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Doctors increasingly get drug info from AI tools and digital channels; fewer in-person sales reps hired.
Classes: Biology, Speech, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-4011.
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