Affiliate Marketing Manager

Also called: Partnerships Manager

Runs programs that pay websites, bloggers, and creators a commission for every sale they send.

A day in the life

You recruit a popular coupon site and a few YouTube reviewers to promote your product, track the sales they drive, and catch partners trying to cheat the system.

Pay over a career

Starting
$50k
Typical
$85k
High
$130k

Estimate.

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 marketing or business.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Marketing, Business.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. AI tracks partner sales and catches fraud; recruiting partners and negotiating commissions stays human.

Start now, in high school

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

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.

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