iamtheone

Enterprise SDR

Anyone ditch tech and go into a different sales field?

Just got laid off from my AE position and I'm curious with the current state of tech sales (only 36% of reps hitting quota) if anyone has jumped to a different industry?

By no means am I giving up but I'm curious if there might be other fields where you can make 6 figures that anyone has jumped to.

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HVACexpert

Politicker

sales engineer

*cough* HVAC/construction *cough*

GDO

Politicker

BDM

HVAC is indeed an industry with a lot of money right now. At least here in Belgium.

Abika

Executive

Head of Sales

Yeah HVAC and solar are the big things now in Belgium. However, IMO the market is quite tense. Competition is arriving from Germany and France

GDO

Politicker

BDM

good to hear from another Belgian :D

iamtheone

Executive

Enterprise SDR

What are you some kind of expert?!

Kosta_Konfucius

Politicker

ERP Sales

We need a breaking into HVAC academy article from you

HVACexpert

Politicker

sales engineer

Yo I for real might do something like this? Maybe a thread or ‘blog’ on various parts of the industry? I like how @ThatNewAE does updates for their job so something like that maybe?

kindagoodae

Executive

Account Executive

My research is either bad or spotty...does this come with any sort of base pay?

HVACexpert

Politicker

sales engineer

Depends on the company and position. In my private company with have both people with base pay, and people on 100% commission .

Sales Rep

What's the earning potential? I've heard some insane numbers (high 6 figs) and am not sure what to think lol

HVACexpert

Politicker

sales engineer

Again very company/product specific and even regional. But 6 figures for sure doable. Some guys I work with have hit $300k +. I have heard of pretty obscene numbers above that from other companies.

Sales Rep

It looks like you know something about the 100% comm world. I'm reading that HVAC/home improvement, solar, med devices, industrial equipment and life insurance are the usual industries people find success (heavily territory dependent) in. Do you have any recs or advice?
Thanks in advance!

Pachacuti

Politicker

They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy

This question has been asked several times before in different ways. If you want to look at non-tech sales careers, look at anything which helps maintain quality of life for the boomer generation

Sunbunny31

Arsonist

Sr Sales Executive 🐰

Actually, good point. You might want to check out the search/SalesGPT bar and see what comes up.

jefe

Arsonist

🍁

This is the answer. Or at least the path to all the times it's been answered here.
I agree with the boomer quality of life piece too.

CuriousFox

WR Officer

🦊

I'm sorry dude. It sucks especially with the holidays so close.

ThatNewAE

Big Shot

Account Executive - Mid enterprise

True! Since the last year, people are fearing the festival time. The EOY time, because companies seem to be laying off more and in more numbers around this time.

wolfofmiami

Opinionated

🐺

I’m trying to make the switch to investor relations. But a lot of them want 2 years of analyst experience so just started trying to get analyst. I’m in a different position bc I’m only a year out of college so figuring it out still

emerge.life

Valued Contributor

Field Sales Development Executive

I'm in Logistics and I don't regret it! Very stable and uncapped OTE even for countries like the UK

Space_Ghost20

Executive

Account Executive

Changing industries is almost certainly going to require moving backwards in title/pay/job duties. I already did that once when I went from banking to B2B tech/software, I'm really not interested in doing that again.

Quad

Executive

SDR

Insurance is the way to go 100%. Medical insurance specifically.

VP Sales

I talked to a recruiter the other day and they mentioned that manufacturing and medical sales are going strong right now.

I had worked in manufacturing a few years ago and my reps were making just over 6 figures.

At the time, it was a 50/50 split with a $120K OTE.

medhardwaredr

Politicker

Director of Sales NA

Medical capital equipment director here. My reps ote’s are 150k minimum. Salary over 100k

Coffeesforclosers

Notable Contributor

Director Sales and Market Development

Tech was hot, now its AI, as stated HVAC is great when there are cranes in the sky, hell mortgage companies for 2020-2023. If you pick the right spot at the right time anything can be fruitful.
Tech is a staple, its in everything, just get in with a product/company in an industry you are passionate about and make some cash.

nomdeguerre

Executive

Account executive

RevtotheMax

Executive

Vice President of Sales

I don't have an answer for this, but tech sales has really turned more into a commodity. The way you sell is changing, and people don't throw money at tech companies just because they are tech. It's just not sexy anymore, and companies that make money regardless of their sector are. I am not trying to get out of tech myself, but definitely keeping an eye on a much larger market than I did in the past when looking for roles. Best of luck in your search!

SoftCoreWareAsAService

Executive

Sales Manager

Depends on what is your motivating factor. Sorry to hear what happened. If the money is needed, then follow the money. But tech requires a level of passion beyond money. The money is the secondary effect of our passion.

SticksAreUnbelievable

Valued Contributor

ADR (Account Development Rep) Sales Representative

I sell windows.3 years in, 3 figures each year.

palmtrees

Valued Contributor

Account Executive

Left tech and went into marketing. Love it so far

Account Executive

saw somewhere recently that packaging has a lot of earning potential? 8-}