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Account Executives

Sales & Marketing
Projected change 2024–34: +3.1%
Median annual wage (2024): $66,260
Employment (2024): 1.2M

United States · BLS Employment Projections 2024–34 (figures for SOC 41-3091 occupational group)

AI exposure in published research

Figures below are reproduced from external datasets without modification. Where a dataset does not cover this occupation, the value is shown as — rather than as zero.

Data provider: OpenAI · "GPTs are GPTs"

Time basis: 2023 baselineex-ante estimate

Scored against GPT-4-generation capability.

Human rater basis
56.7%
GPT-4 rater basis
63.3%

β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.

15 rated tasks · 14 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (93.3%)

Version:
gh-main-0471612
License:
MIT License · Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI

Data provider: Anthropic Economic Index

Time basis: Varies by releasecomposite index

Observed exposure

This occupation code is not included in this dataset.

Theoretical exposure index weighted by measured Claude usage, per the original report's definition.

This occupation code is not included in this dataset.

Data: Anthropic Economic Index — labor_market_impacts, CC-BY, https://huggingface.co/datasets/Anthropic/EconomicIndex

AI Changing Work uses Anthropic Economic Index data under CC-BY; Anthropic does not endorse or sponsor this site or its analyses.

License:
CC BY 4.0

Theoretical estimate vs observed usage

One card (GPTs are GPTs) estimates what AI could theoretically do at the time it was scored; the other (Anthropic Economic Index) observes how AI was actually used. They measure different things, so the two figures cannot be added, averaged, or ranked against each other. The older figure is kept here as a baseline for comparison rather than removed.

Caution: the Anthropic figures — observed exposure and task penetration — take the Eloundou β as one of their inputs. The two sides resembling each other is therefore not evidence that the earlier prediction came true; reading it that way is circular reasoning.

The Anthropic figures are measured on Claude users, who are not the whole economy and not the whole workforce.

The mapping of O*NET tasks and occupation codes was performed by AI Changing Work. The source figures themselves were not modified.

These indices are not forecasts. Which point in time each one belongs to is stated on the badge on its card.

Task Breakdown

  • Prospect and qualify potential clients
  • Deliver product demonstrations and sales presentations
  • Negotiate contract terms and close deals
  • Prepare proposals and respond to RFPs
  • Maintain CRM records and forecast pipeline revenue

About This Occupation

If you work as an Account Executive, AI is reshaping your profession. With an automation risk of 30/100 and overall exposure at 44%, this role faces medium transformation. The highest-impact area is maintain CRM records and forecast pipeline revenue at 76% automation. This is classified as an 'augment' role. BLS projects +4% growth through 2034. Executives who use AI for prospect research, proposal drafting, and pipeline analytics will significantly outperform peers relying on manual processes.

ISCO-08 classification

Unit group 3322ILO official

Commercial Sales Representatives

Indirect mapping — this occupation is linked to the ISCO unit group by a rule-based fallback.

Definition

ILO original text (English)

Commercial sales representatives represent companies to sell various goods and services to businesses and other organizations and provide product-specific information as required.

Definition & vocabulary source

Source: International Labour Organization (ILO) — ISCO-08 Structure

License: ILO CC BY 4.0

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Official occupational information

  • ONET41-3091.00

    Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel

    Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.

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  • ONET41-4012.00

    Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products

    Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

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Source: O*NET 30.2, U.S. DOL/ETA

License: CC BY 4.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

The OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" rubric puts occupation-level β at 56.7% under human raters. Both figures are reproduced from published research without modification.

They come from two published datasets: the Anthropic Economic Index (labor_market_impacts, CC BY 4.0) and the OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric (MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI). AI Changing Work maps them onto O*NET occupation and task codes and does not calculate exposure scores of its own. AI Changing Work uses Anthropic Economic Index data under CC-BY; Anthropic does not endorse or sponsor this site or its analyses.

No. They are a diagnosis of exposure as measured at the time each source dataset was published. AI Changing Work publishes no prediction of future automation or job displacement for this occupation.