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Advertising Sales Agents
Also filed here: Ad sales, Media sales, Advertising sales
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. The BLS expects 7.2% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #86 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -7.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $64,820 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 99,300 in the US, with about 7,800 openings a year
The work, 15 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Develop marketing or promotional materials18%
AI performed this in about 1 in 690 Copilot conversations and completed it 85% of the time.
AI does this: Promote products, services, or programs11%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Prepare documentation for contracts, applications, or permits11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Identify business or organizational opportunities10%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,883 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time.
AI does this: Explain technical details of products or services10%
AI performed this in about 1 in 43 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI helps with this: Develop professional relationships or networks7%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,715 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
AI does this: Maintain current knowledge in area of expertise6%
AI performed this in about 1 in 40 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
Still yours: Develop business or marketing plans6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Determine values or prices of goods or services4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 510 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Collect data about consumer needs or opinions4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare proposals or grant applications2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Negotiate contracts or agreements2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Schedule operational activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Escort others2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 93 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 7,800 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AIAutomated digital ad placement and ad blockers may limit demand. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
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- Shares 35% of the workSecurities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents38% AI does, against 50% here+1.4% by 2035 · $78,660 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 34% of the workInsurance Sales Agents32% AI does, against 50% here+3.3% by 2035 · $62,280 · High school diploma
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On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.35, higher than 97% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 41-3011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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