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Any medical sales professionals here? Change of careers.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:38 pm
Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:38 pm
My wife is an OT, though she likes the work. OTs don't get paid well and the market in general is slim. Especially considering the additional schooling they have.
Trying to think through ideas for a change in careers that still has a foot in the medical field.
I know medical sales in general isn't as lucrative as it once was, but I know you can still make a decent to good living with it.
Any advice or ideas?
Tia
Trying to think through ideas for a change in careers that still has a foot in the medical field.
I know medical sales in general isn't as lucrative as it once was, but I know you can still make a decent to good living with it.
Any advice or ideas?
Tia
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Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:42 pm to GREENHEAD22
Medical device reps make beaucoup money. Like $450,000 - $600,000 a year.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:43 pm to GREENHEAD22
All salespeople are trashy. Get a real job. If your product was worth a shite, I’d know about it.
This post was edited on 3/28/26 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:54 pm to Paul Allen
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Medical device reps make beaucoup money. Like $450,000 - $600,000 a year.
This gets so overblown. Yes there are sales reps who make that, but they are the top guys at a distributor who have been around. There are far more guys grinding 60-70 hours a week and taking call multiple nights a week and multiple weekends a month who make $75,000-$150,000.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:57 pm to GREENHEAD22
Your wife is an OT what? OT 9? Can you at least provide a photo for us to consider?
Posted on 3/28/26 at 3:59 pm to tiger rag 93
Honest question. Why would a medical sales person be taking weekend and night calls like someone in Oilfield Operations.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:00 pm to GREENHEAD22
Hospital is open nights and weekends
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:08 pm to GREENHEAD22
You ever watched Painkiller on Netflix, those chicks were trading poon for deals.
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Is she an OT10? If so she will be very successful in medical sales
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:10 pm to OweO
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Is she an OT10? If so she will be very successful in medical sales
You’re confusing medical device with pharmaceutical sales.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:13 pm to tiger rag 93
Also what does the first couple years look like for someone starting new?
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:13 pm to GREENHEAD22
Money wise?
It all depends on the company and what you’re selling.
It all depends on the company and what you’re selling.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:17 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
Work schedule mostly but also money. Are the positions usually a split salary and commission or heavy to all commission?
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:18 pm to The Torch
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You ever watched Painkiller on Netflix, those chicks were trading poon for deals.
Yeah it’s wild how much of an advantage women salespeople have. If your wife is in sales, she’s a ho. If you’re a guy, learn to code.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:19 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
Im pretty sure hot females would be successful at selling broken ping pong balls
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:20 pm to GREENHEAD22
medreps.com baw. With zero sales experience it can be hard to break into the industry. She might be interested in clinical training roles. They train the nurses/doctors/staff once the product is sold.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:21 pm to GREENHEAD22
Also any ideas on what an OT could switch to and be successful besides sales. Open to ideas.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:23 pm to GREENHEAD22
quote:You might want to switch genders and then try sales again. You’ll be more successful.
Also any ideas on what an OT could switch to and be successful besides sales. Open to ideas.
Yes, research suggests that female salespeople are often more successful than their male counterparts, typically exhibiting higher win rates, better quota achievement, and stronger relationship-building skills. Studies indicate women have an 11% higher chance of closing deals, fueled by higher emotional intelligence (EQ), better active listening, and greater empathy
It’s actually the tits.
This post was edited on 3/29/26 at 6:42 am
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:29 pm to GREENHEAD22
She needs to find a company and product that sells to OT’s. Get on board and start out selling to the place she used to work. Then people she met in her area through trainings and conferences. Build her book of business from there.
Sticking to a product in her former area of practice means she speaks the lingo and has stories of how her new product would have made her job easier.
That’s the path. Don’t go jump into some completely different field and throw away all her schooling and experience.
And since this is the OT. She can invest in a bunch of tops that show cleavage. That will help too.
Sticking to a product in her former area of practice means she speaks the lingo and has stories of how her new product would have made her job easier.
That’s the path. Don’t go jump into some completely different field and throw away all her schooling and experience.
And since this is the OT. She can invest in a bunch of tops that show cleavage. That will help too.
Posted on 3/28/26 at 4:37 pm to GREENHEAD22
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Honest question. Why would a medical sales person be taking weekend and night calls like someone in Oilfield Operations.
Is this serious?
The sales reps meet the doctors after hours to bring them supplies and or show them how to operate the computer that attaches to the probe that is stuck inside the patient.
Doctors know how to stick the probe in but there are a bunch of settings on each different machine.
That’s an oversimplification but there are many reasons.
This post was edited on 3/28/26 at 4:37 pm
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