As of June 2026, First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers has an AI-exposure score of 63/100 (High exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
More exposed than 77% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$87,520. About 24,800 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Sales roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Visit retailers and sales representatives to promote products and gather information.
- Keep records pertaining to purchases, sales, and requisitions.
- Attend company meetings to exchange product information and coordinate work activities with other departments.
- Analyze details of sales territories to assess their growth potential and to set quotas.
- Plan and prepare work schedules, and assign employees to specific duties.
- Prepare rental or lease agreements, specifying charges and payment procedures for use of machinery, tools, or other items.
- Inventory stock and reorder when inventories drop to specified levels.
- Prepare sales and inventory reports for management and budget departments.
- Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business.
- Formulate pricing policies on merchandise according to profitability requirements.
- Provide staff with assistance in performing difficult or complicated duties.
- Monitor sales staff performance to ensure that goals are met.
- Listen to and resolve customer complaints regarding services, products, or personnel.
- Coordinate sales promotion activities, such as preparing merchandise displays and advertising copy.
- Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to determine product condition.
- Examine merchandise to ensure correct pricing and display, and that it functions as advertised.
- Hire, train, and evaluate personnel.
- Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or performing specific services.
No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (56%).
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First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$87,520. More states are being added.