Telemarketers, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here28
  • solicitor
  • call agent
  • telemarketer
  • donation worker
  • telesales agent
  • scheduling agent
  • call center agent
  • direct sales agent
  • marketing processor
  • telephone solicitor
  • call center operator
  • contact center agent
  • inbound telemarketer
  • outbound sales agent
  • and 14 more
SOC code
41-9041.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
10 activities
Activities an agent can take on
5
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · TelemarketersSOC 41-9041.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
64% · agentPartly automatable
64% · agentPartly automatable
64% · agentPartly automatable
64% · agentPartly automatable
28% · you keepBarely automatable
The team5 agents · 3 need no setup
Records & data entry agent
Salesforce software · Microsoft Excel · Sheets
Needs Salesforce software
Customer support agent
Email · Chat · Docs
● No integration needed
Sales presentation agent
Microsoft PowerPoint · Docs · Chat
● No integration needed
Outreach & follow-up agent
Email · Automatic call distribution software · Salesforce software
Needs Automatic call distribution software
Appointment scheduling agent
Calendar · Email · Microsoft Outlook
● No integration needed
You keep this
Approve final customer qualification and lead prioritization decisionsOwn accountability for sales targets and customer relationship outcomesHandle escalated customer objections requiring judgment and negotiation

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Maintain customer records and order data88% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Answer customer questions and explain products64% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 10 detailed work activities O*NET records for Telemarketers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 2

Mostly automatable activities for Telemarketers
ActivityJobs
Develop content for sales presentations or other materials8
Maintain records of customer accounts3

Barely automatable 1

Barely automatable activities for Telemarketers
ActivityJobs
Identify potential customers12