It is a commitment, you have to be dedicated to reach the set goals. It is also a hard job, the type that carries on even after a 9 to 5.
They are the ones who sell products/services for a company while also providing customer services. (www.wgu.com)
They are constantly on the lookout for new opportunities to turn in more profit. It could be calling customers, visiting them, cold calling, cold e-mailing, selling door-to-door etc. (Koreakarma.com)
Most salespeople do not work at one specific place because they work every time. They usually do have an office or the place their company is established, but when it comes to meeting their clients, cold calling, setting appointments etc., they can do that anywhere.
Everyone can become a salesman, it is just a question of investing in ourselves and our own abilities. (www.canity.com)
It all depends on your performance, if you're good, you can easily make around 100k a year or more, although the average in Canada is 50k$.
Building rapport, handling objections, improve listening skills, learn how to close, be a good negotiator, energy tranfer etc.
They can go from dealing with aggressive clients (especially door-to-door) or working in a bad environment.
The chances of sales rep being replaced by robots are very low because it is always going to be hard for them to mimic and adapt to human behaviour.
They can retire at any age.