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Sales Managers in Alaska

Considering working as a Sales Managers in Alaska? Below are the key facts. Plan, direct, or coordinate the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the preferences of customers.

What do Sales Managers Make in Alaska?

For a sales managers working in Alaska, the median annual wage is $97,330 per year (or about $46.79/hour).Earnings range from $65,540 at the 10th percentile to $165,020 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$65,540	$31.51
25th percentile	$81,510	$39.19
Median (50th)	$97,330	$46.79
75th percentile	$132,300	$63.61
90th percentile	$165,020	$79.34

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Alaska relative to the national average — is 0.66, meaning fewer sales managers per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, sales managers earn a median of $68,051 per year ($32.72/hour), above the Alaska median.

Employment Outlook

There are roughly 99,123 sales managers across the United States. In Alaska alone, about 830 people work in this role. That trails the typical state, which employs around 6,000 sales managers.

Top Alaska Metros for Sales Managers

The largest metro-area employers of sales managers in Alaska.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	570	$98,040
Fairbanks-College, AK	90	$92,990

Top States for Sales Managers Employment

These states have the highest employment of sales managers work.

State	Number Employed
California	108,120
Texas	76,980
Florida	37,060
New York	35,160
Illinois	31,160
Ohio	20,320
Pennsylvania	19,850
New Jersey	18,110
Georgia	18,110
North Carolina	18,020
Michigan	16,690
Massachusetts	13,950
Arizona	13,390
Tennessee	12,440
Minnesota	10,480
Washington	10,010
Connecticut	9,660
Colorado	9,520
Virginia	9,520
Indiana	9,380

Highest-Paying States for Sales Managers

These states pay the most for sales managers.

State	Annual Median Salary
New York	$214,350
Delaware	$201,090
Colorado	$174,840
New Jersey	$171,490
Virginia	$170,970
Massachusetts	$170,610
Washington	$167,210
District of Columbia	$154,320
Kansas	$151,440
Georgia	$149,570

Skills

Key sales managers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for sales managers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs.
• Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service.
• Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts.
• Confer with potential customers regarding equipment needs, and advise customers on types of equipment to purchase.
• Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability.
• Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs.
• Direct and coordinate activities involving sales of manufactured products, services, commodities, real estate, or other subjects of sale.
• Determine price schedules and discount rates.
• Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures.
• Confer or consult with department heads to plan advertising services and to secure information on equipment and customer specifications.
• Visit franchised dealers to stimulate interest in establishment or expansion of leasing programs.
• Represent company at trade association meetings to promote products.

Work Activities

• Selling or Influencing Others
• Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Developing and Building Teams
• Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
• Communicating with People Outside the Organization
• Coaching and Developing Others
• Training and Teaching Others
• Getting Information
• Working with Computers
• Providing Consultation and Advice to Others

Tools & Technology

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Creative Cloud software, Bentley MicroStation, Eclipse IDE, Facebook In-demand technologies: Microsoft Excel

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Several college majors map to this occupation:

• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Related Careers

Related occupations to sales managers include:

• Purchasing Managers
• Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
• Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products
• Logisticians
• Management Analysts
• Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists

Also Known As

Account Manager, Area Sales Manager, Area Supervisor, BD Director (Business Development Director), BD Executive (Business Development Executive), BD Manager (Business Development Manager), Business Developer, Channel Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Commercial Director, Commercial Sales Manager, Dealership Manager, Department Store Manager, District Manager, District Sales Manager.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 11-2022.00