Working Conditions for Sales engineersMany sales engineers work more than 40 hours per week to meet sales goals and their clients� needs. Selling can be stressful because sales engineers� income and job security often directly depend on their success in sales and customer service. Some sales engineers have large territories and travel extensively. Because sales regions may cover several States, sales engineers may be away from home for several days or even weeks at a time. Others work near their �home base� and travel mostly by automobile. International travel, to secure contracts with foreign customers, is becoming more important. Although the hours may be long and are often irregular, many sales engineers have the freedom to determine their own schedule. Consequently, they often can arrange their appointments so that they can have time off when they want it. However, most independent sales workers do not earn any income while on vacation. More information on Sales engineers from The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook Overview of Sales engineers occupation Number of Sales engineers in the U.S. Salary and earnings for Sales engineers Working conditions for Sales engineers Significant points for Sales engineers Training requirements for Sales engineers Labor Information Home | Occupational data by city | Search Rainforests | Madagascar | What's new |