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Census · Sales · occupation code 11-2022

Sales Managers

Every task in this role, whether it passes the census's structural hand-over screen, which models pass it, and why. It is a screen, not a claim about what AI can do: a task can pass and still be beyond the systems of the day. The stricter and looser rules re-vote every task, and small differences between roles are noise.

Passes the screen · 0 of 17 tasks

No task in this role passes the screen.

Does not pass

  • Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staffs.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 15.8% of the role's time · $15.3B

  • Resolve customer complaints regarding sales and service.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 15.1% of the role's time · $14.6B

  • Confer with potential customers regarding equipment needs, and advise customers on types of equipment to purchase.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 12.1% of the role's time · $11.7B

  • Direct and coordinate activities involving sales of manufactured products, services, commodities, real estate, or other subjects of sale.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 9.9% of the role's time · $9.6B

  • Monitor customer preferences to determine focus of sales efforts.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 9.5% of the role's time · $9.2B

  • Plan and direct staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control sales and service programs.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 6.2% of the role's time · $6.0B

  • Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.8% of the role's time · $5.6B

  • Direct clerical staff to keep records of export correspondence, bid requests, and credit collections, and to maintain current information on tariffs, licenses, and restrictions.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 4.7% of the role's time · $4.6B · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

  • Confer or consult with department heads to plan advertising services and to secure information on equipment and customer specifications.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.4% of the role's time · $3.3B

  • Direct, coordinate, and review sales and service accounting and record-keeping, as well as receiving and shipping.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 3.3% of the role's time · $3.2B

  • Advise dealers and distributors on policies and operating procedures to ensure functional effectiveness of business.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.8% of the role's time · $2.7B

  • Visit franchised dealers to stimulate interest in establishment or expansion of leasing programs.

    physical work, outside the screen · 2.4% of the role's time · $2.4B

  • Determine price schedules and discount rates.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.3% of the role's time · $2.2B

  • Prepare budgets and approve budget expenditures.

    an accountable sign-off — stays with a person · 2.0% of the role's time · $2.0B

  • Represent company at trade association meetings to promote products.

    reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 1.9% of the role's time · $1.8B

  • Direct foreign sales and service outlets of an organization.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 1.7% of the role's time · $1.6B

  • Assess marketing potential of new and existing store locations, considering statistics and expenditures.

    reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 1.1% of the role's time · $1.1B

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