Sales Engineers

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in sales and marketing, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

• CRMArena-Proby Salesforce AI ResearchTask level · Single-turn task success (B2C org)

  58.3%gemini-2.5-pro (ReAct) · 24 May 2025

  Emerging

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

• AutomationBenchby ZapierTask level · Pass rate (task_completed_correctly)

  51.3%Gemini 4 Argon (High) · 30 Sep 2026

  Emerging

Context only

These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.

• GDPvalby OpenAIProject level · Wins plus ties against experts

  84.9%GPT-5.5 · Apr 2026

  Strong
• GDPval-AAby Artificial AnalysisProject level · GDPval-AA Elo

  1866 EloClaude Opus 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) · 10 Oct 2026

  Unrated

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

• Develop, present, or respond to proposals for specific customer requirements, including request for proposal responses and industry-specific solutions.
• Collaborate with sales teams to understand customer requirements, to promote the sale of company products, and to provide sales support.
• Create sales or service contracts for products or services.
• Visit prospective buyers at commercial, industrial, or other establishments to show samples or catalogs, and to inform them about product pricing, availability, and advantages.
• Keep informed on industry news and trends, products, services, competitors, relevant information about legacy, existing, and emerging technologies, and the latest product-line developments.
• Identify resale opportunities and support them to achieve sales plans.
• Confer with customers and engineers to assess equipment needs and to determine system requirements.
• Plan and modify product configurations to meet customer needs.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations that explain products or services to customers and prospective customers.
• Recommend improved materials or machinery to customers, documenting how such changes will lower costs or increase production.
• Maintain sales forecasting reports.
• Document account activities, generate reports, and keep records of business transactions with customers and suppliers.