As of Sep 22, 2026, Entry level operating room sales has 407 matching live postings. Median advertised annual base: $79,375 (n=226), versus $124,000 nationally.
The operating room is where medical device sales hires people with no field experience — more of them than every other setting on this board put together.
Matching live postings · Observed on the board Sep 22, 2026. Counts are postings, not individual vacancies or hires.
| Measure | This search | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median advertised annual base | $79,375 | $124,000 |
| Qualifying annual base ranges | 226 of 407 | 5,134 of 7,877 |
| Publish a numeric pay range (any pay type) | 277 (68%) | — |
Method: advertised annual base in USD; midpoint of each published range; hourly and on-target earnings (OTE) excluded. Non-promotional field-support roles and implausible midpoints outside $20,000–$700,000 are excluded. Medians require 8 ranges. Missing pay is unknown, not $0. Range disclosure counts any pay type; the median uses only qualifying annual base ranges.
| Employer | Open postings |
|---|---|
| Stryker | 128 |
| Abbott | 27 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 22 |
| ZOLL Medical | 21 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 17 |
| Hologic | 13 |
| Applied Medical | 12 |
| AtriCure | 11 |
| Medtronic | 11 |
| Bioventus | 10 |
| Experience | Postings | Share of this search |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | 407 | 100% |
| 3–4 years | 0 | 0% |
| 5+ years | 0 | 0% |
| Not stated | 0 | 0% |
| Setting | Postings | Share of this search |
|---|---|---|
| Operating room | 407 | 100% |
| Cath lab / EP | 54 | 13% |
| Physician office | 32 | 8% |
| Hospital / IDN | 25 | 6% |
| Surgery center | 19 | 5% |
| Imaging / radiology | 9 | 2% |
| C-suite | 6 | 1% |
| Lab / pathology | 6 | 1% |
| Emergency / ICU | 5 | 1% |
Settings may overlap and include classifications from product context; the board labels assumptions on individual roles. They do not add up to 100%. Experience not stated is kept separate from zero years.
| Background | Postings | Share of this search |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical or allied health | 229 | 56% |
| Outside or B2B sales | 198 | 49% |
| Scientific or technical | 21 | 5% |
| Military | 17 | 4% |
As of Sep 22, 2026, 407 matching postings state a minimum of zero to two years, while 0 do not state a minimum. These are stated experience requirements, not a guarantee of entry-level eligibility. A posting can require industry experience, a credential or a particular background separately; read the employer's qualifications before applying.
The median advertised annual base is $79,375, calculated from 226 qualifying postings as of Sep 22, 2026. This uses each published range's midpoint and excludes hourly rates, on-target earnings and non-promotional field-support roles. It measures advertised base pay, not take-home pay or first-year total compensation. 68% publish a numeric pay range of any kind.
The largest matching employer counts as of Sep 22, 2026 are Stryker (128), Abbott (27), Zimmer Biomet (22). These are currently advertised postings on MedSales Radar, not a complete census of hiring or proof of expansion. Counts can change after an employer refreshes its careers site; use the linked listings to check current requirements and locations.
0 of 407 matching postings carry a remote or home-based location flag as of Sep 22, 2026; 259 state a travel percentage. Home-based medical sales work can still involve customer visits and a defined territory. A missing remote flag does not establish an office requirement, and an unstated travel percentage does not mean no travel. Confirm territory and travel expectations with the employer.
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The operating room is where medical device sales hires people with no field experience — more of them than every other setting on this board put together. That is not encouragement, it is arithmetic. Roughly a quarter of the roles on this board that cover the operating room ask for a year of experience or less, against about one in eight across the board as a whole. Associate rep and OnSite Specialist programs exist largely to staff this room, because the only way to learn a tray is to carry one. The trade is real and worth knowing before you apply. Cases start early, so you are in the hospital before the first one — often by half past five. Most employers run a call rotation. Trays are heavy, you are on your feet for hours, and for the first year you are supporting somebody else’s territory rather than carrying your own number. What you get for it is the shortest route to a quota-carrying role in the industry, and a skill nobody can pick up from a desk: being useful in a room where the surgeon cannot look away from what they are doing. 407 open roles right now. Every listing here either names this setting in the posting itself or names a product line that is only sold in one place — never a guess from the employer's industry.