As of June 2026, Sales Engineer has an AI-exposure score of 53/100 (Elevated 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.
Sales Engineer
More exposed than 39% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$108,000.
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Prepare technical demos and proposals
- Answer technical questions
- Document account activities, generate reports, and keep records of business transactions with customers and suppliers.
- Visit prospective buyers at commercial, industrial, or other establishments to show samples or catalogs, and to inform them about product pricing, availability, and advantages.
- Keep informed on industry news and trends, products, services, competitors, relevant information about legacy, existing, and emerging technologies, and the latest product-line developments.
- Attend trade shows and seminars to promote products or to learn about industry developments.
- Develop sales plans to introduce products in new markets.
- Secure and renew orders and arrange delivery.
- Maintain sales forecasting reports.
- Recommend improved materials or machinery to customers, documenting how such changes will lower costs or increase production.
- Prepare and deliver technical presentations that explain products or services to customers and prospective customers.
- Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs.
- Confer with customers and engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine system requirements.
- Identify resale opportunities and support them to achieve sales plans.
- Create sales or service contracts for products or services.
- Develop, present, or respond to proposals for specific customer requirements, including request for proposal responses and industry-specific solutions.
- Design solutions for prospects
- Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.
- Research and identify potential customers for products or services.
- Build trust with technical buyers
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