Marketing Automation Specialist

Also called: HubSpot / Marketo Specialist, Marketing Technologist

Builds the automatic email journeys, lead scoring, and workflows inside marketing software.

A day in the life

You set up a system that automatically sends a follow-up when someone downloads a guide, and alerts sales when a lead looks ready to buy.

Pay over a career

Starting
$52k
Typical
$80k
High
$120k

Estimate.

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

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 2 years after high school. Bachelor's helpful; platform certifications are key.

Ways in: 4-year college, Certification, Self-taught. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Marketing, Information Systems.

Outlook

Growing faster than average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI agents increasingly build email journeys and lead scoring themselves; specialists shift to configuring and checking them.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Computer applications, AP Computer Science Principles, Marketing CTE class.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1161.

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