| If you're interested in sales as a career you'll probably | | | | the financial sector selling bonds, stocks, foreign |
| be asking which are the best paying sales careers? | | | | exchange and the like to large companies and very |
| Last year, out of the top 25 best paying jobs in | | | | wealthy individuals but this is a very stressful |
| America, 14 were in the medical profession including | | | | environment with a limited number of customers and |
| dentistry. It might therefore make sense to assume | | | | no guarantee of success. The financial climate being |
| that the best paying sales careers will be in medical | | | | what it is at the moment, this could be a risky choice. |
| and dental sales. Pharmaceutical sales are certainly up | | | | No matter what you sell, there's a fair chance that |
| there as one of the best paid and dental equipment | | | | you'll need to spend a great deal of your time in |
| is another lucrative market. | | | | meetings, on the phone or travelling to visit potential |
| However, payment to sales people can be made in a | | | | clients. All of that is tiring and demanding and can |
| number of different ways. A sales person can have a | | | | ultimately take its toll on your health. |
| fairly low basic salary (or in some cases no basic at | | | | So why not approach this in a different way? You |
| all) and a generous rate of commission or a basic | | | | believe that you can be successful in a sales career |
| salary and a bonus scheme paid annually. | | | | but why do all that travelling and put in all those |
| Commission as a percentage of products or services | | | | hours? Wouldn't you rather work from home using |
| sold is a common payment mechanism for sales | | | | your computer, doing as many or as few hours as |
| people and certainly rewards those who are prepared | | | | you choose? Wouldn't you rather be unsupervised |
| to work the hardest. Alternatively, a fixed | | | | with an unlimited earning potential? Well you can have |
| commission may be paid upon achievement of | | | | all that and one of the best paying sales careers if |
| pre-agreed targets. | | | | you sell on the internet. |
| Probably one of the best paying sales careers is in | | | | |