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Inside Sales Representative Career Path

Based on 153 Jobtrees users who were an Inside Sales Representative in their career, on average, they have 2.11 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 2.6 years on average in this job building experience and earn $65K per year before moving on.
3% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Inside Sales Representative are Sales Representative, Account Manager and Customer Service Representative. Sales Representative, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Sales Representative is from the same job family, Sales - General, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Account Manager, also being a common career path from Inside Sales Representative.
If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Sales Manager, Business Owner and Inside Sales Manager as they commonly lead to Inside Sales Representative as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.

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The most common career steps to get to Inside Sales Representative are Account Manager, Sales Manager and Sales Representative based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
Account Manager, the most common step before Inside Sales Representative, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Inside Sales Representative, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Inside Sales Representative.
While Account Manager is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Inside Sales Representative that is an overwhelmingly common path.
Another characteristic of the Inside Sales Representative career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
This shows there are many potential paths to becoming an Inside Sales Representative so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
While Account Manager isn't from the same job family as Inside Sales Representative, Sales - General, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Sales Manager also being a common career path to Inside Sales Representative.
If you are looking for more potential career paths to Inside Sales Representative, you should also consider Customer Service Representative, Writer and Sales Development Representative as they commonly lead to Inside Sales Representative as well.

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The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Inside Sales Representative are Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Physics Education, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Business Administration (management Option), and Associate Degree In Business Administration. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Account Manager being on the path to and from Inside Sales Representative. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
Inside Sales Representative is part of the Sales - General job family which has a limited number of unique role types (68) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
Other common titles that have similar job requirements and career paths as Inside Sales Representative are Inside Sales, Inside Sales Rep.

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