AI Career Radar

Advertising Sales Agents

Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.

AI exposure30 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation25
Freedom to set tasks82
Repeating the same tasks48
$64,820Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
-7.2%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (decline)BLS Employment Projections
55Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Speaking
63
78
Active Listening
63
75
Critical Thinking
63
56
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Active Learning
62
50
Coordination
62
50
Reading Comprehension
61
66
Time Management
61
50
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
72
Writing
60
56
Learning Strategies
58
44
Instructing
58
31
Systems Analysis
57
50
Service Orientation
56
66
Systems Evaluation
56
38
Persuasion
54
78
Mathematics
53
47
Negotiation
52
72
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
31
Installation
48
0
Management of Financial Resources
47
28
Technology Design
47
19
Management of Material Resources
47
19
Quality Control Analysis
47
16
Equipment Selection
47
0
Equipment Maintenance
47
0
Troubleshooting
47
0
Operations Monitoring
46
19
Repairing
46
0
Programming
45
13
Operation and Control
43
16

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
23%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Quality Control Analysis, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving

80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
23%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$97,150
10-yr growth
+6.1%
Skill gap
11%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Learning, Coordination, Judgment and Decision Making

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$166,570
10-yr growth
+9.7%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Critical Thinking, Active Learning, Instructing, Judgment and Decision Making

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Advertising Sales Agents could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.