- Based on 33 Jobtrees users who were a Sales Account Manager in their career, on average, they have 6.27 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 5.0 years on average and earn $79K per year on average in this more senior role.
- 6% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Sales Account Manager are Regional Sales Manager, Sales Manager and Regional Account Manager. Regional Sales Manager, 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 Regional Sales Manager isn't from the Sales - Account job family, there are common paths within the same discipline as Sales Account Manager shown by Sales Account Manager also being a next career step Jobtrees users are taking.
- 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 Sales Account Manager are Senior Account Executive, Regional Sales Manager and Recruiter based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Senior Account Executive is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Sales Account Manager that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Sales Account Manager 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 a Sales Account Manager so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- This is a Mid role meaning if you don’t have significant work experience and likely also experience in a closely related field, you need to start more than one or two steps away from this role in planning your path. Consider senior account executive or regional sales manager as these are the most popular career starting points for Jobtrees users that led to sales account manager. For a quicker path to this senior role title, consider looking at smaller companies as they have less layers to get to these more senior titles. The scope of the role and likely the pay though will still likely compare more similarly to a less experienced role title at a larger company. This is partly why you see some unexpected experience level titles leading to this role.
- While Senior Account Executive is from the same job family, Sales - Account as Sales Account Manager, you don't necessarily need direct experience in this discipline show by Regional Sales Manager also leading to Sales Account Manager.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Sales Account Manager are Bachelor Degree In International Economics, Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Electrical And Electronics Engineering, and Associate Degree. 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 Senior Account Executive being on the path to and from Sales Account Manager. 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.
- Sales Account Manager is part of the Sales - Account job family which has a limited number of unique role types (34) 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.