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Sales support assistant

Also called salesclerk, sales officer, sales associate

Sales support assistants perform a variety of general sales support tasks, such as supporting the development of sales plans, managing clerical activities of sales efforts, verifying client invoices and other accounting documents or records, compiling data, and preparing reports for other company departments.

Will there be jobs?Yes, good prospects48 jobs to fill by 2035 for every 100 people doing this work today.Numerical and material recording clerksWhat does it pay?About averageFrom about €1,100 (Bulgaria) to €4,900 (Denmark) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Numerical and material recording clerksWhat do I need to study?Upper secondary or vocational6 in 10 finished upper secondary or vocational training.Numerical and material recording clerksWill AI change it?StronglyLevel 6 of 6. AI could take on part of most tasks, but none fully.Accounting and bookkeeping clerks · ILO

What you'd do

Accounting and bookkeeping clerks · ILO
  • Checking figures, postings and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy and proper codes
  • Operating computers programmed with accounting software to record, store and analyse information
  • Classifying, recording and summarizing numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers
  • Calculating, preparing and issuing bills, invoices, account statements and other financial statements according to established procedures
  • Compiling statistical, financial, accounting or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses
Perform clerical dutiesPerform office routine activitiesHandle mailPerform business researchProduce sales reports
What the work is like
  • Indoors
  • Sitting most of the day
  • Lots of contact with people, including the public
  • Some freedom to decide
  • Usually 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines most weeks
  • Some repetitive tasks
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the similar US job "Order Clerks"

Will there be jobs?

Yes, good prospects

Many jobs will need filling by 2035.

People working as numerical and material recording clerks in the EU
6.67m6.39m7.91m 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035
1,236,000 new jobs 1,933,000 replacing leavers
Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Numerical and material recording clerks48
All jobs29
Right now
4 of 27 countries report a shortage of accounting and bookkeeping clerks, 11 a surplus.
Accounting and bookkeeping clerks · EURES

What does it pay?

About average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,100 a month (Bulgaria) to €4,900 (Denmark), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among clerical support workers in the EU, women earn 9% less per hour than men. Clerical support workers · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Upper secondary or vocational

Upper secondary or vocational training is the usual route.

Highest qualification of numerical and material recording clerks (EU, 2025)
Degree 27%Vocational 47%General secondary 13%Basic schooling 13%

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Strongly

AI could take on part of most tasks, but none fully.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.64 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 5 tasks
Calculating, preparing and issuing bills, invoices, account statements and other financial statements according to established procedures0.71
Operating computers programmed with accounting software to record, store and analyse information0.70
Compiling statistical, financial, accounting or auditing reports and tables pertaining to such matters as cash receipts, expenditures, accounts payable and receivable, and profits and losses0.64
Classifying, recording and summarizing numerical and financial data to compile and keep financial records, using journals and ledgers or computers0.62
Checking figures, postings and documents for correct entry, mathematical accuracy and proper codes0.53

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for accounting and bookkeeping clerks. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).