As of Nov 6, 2026, there are 497 live entry-level operating room sales postings. Median advertised annual base: $71,600 (n=274), versus $130,000 nationally.
The operating room is where medical device sales hires people with no field experience — it is one of the widest doors into the industry for someone starting out. Associate rep and OnSite Specialist programs exist largely to staff this room, because the only way to learn a tray is to carry one. That is why so many operating room listings ask for a year of experience or less, and every role on this page is one of them. 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. 497 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.
The operating room is where medical device sales hires people with no field experience — it is one of the widest doors into the industry for someone starting out.
Matching live postings · Observed on the board Nov 6, 2026. Counts are postings, not individual vacancies or hires.
| Measure | This search | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Median advertised annual base | $71,600 | $130,000 |
| Qualifying annual base ranges | 274 of 497 | 6,482 of 9,393 |
| Publish a numeric pay range (any pay type) | 334 (67%) | 7,092 (76%) |
Method: advertised annual base in USD; midpoint of each published range; hourly and on-target earnings (OTE) excluded. 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 | 213 |
| Zimmer Biomet | 38 |
| Globus Medical | 27 |
| Applied Medical | 17 |
| Boston Scientific | 14 |
| Brainlab | 12 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 12 |
| Medtronic | 12 |
| Arthrex | 11 |
| AtriCure | 11 |
| Experience | Postings | Share of this search |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | 497 | 100% |
| 3–4 years | 0 | 0% |
| 5+ years | 0 | 0% |
| Not stated | 0 | 0% |
| Setting | Postings | Share of this search |
|---|---|---|
| Operating room | 497 | 100% |
| Hospital / IDN | 160 | 32% |
| Physician office | 100 | 20% |
| Emergency / ICU | 35 | 7% |
| Surgery center | 31 | 6% |
| Cath lab / EP | 16 | 3% |
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 | 277 | 56% |
| Outside or B2B sales | 267 | 54% |
| Athletics | 105 | 21% |
| Military | 89 | 18% |
| Scientific or technical | 42 | 8% |
The median advertised annual base is $71,600, calculated from 274 qualifying postings as of Nov 6, 2026. This uses each published range's midpoint and excludes hourly rates and on-target earnings. It measures advertised base pay, not take-home pay or first-year total compensation. 67% publish a numeric pay range of any kind.
The largest matching employer counts as of Nov 6, 2026 are Stryker (213), Zimmer Biomet (38), Globus Medical (27). 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 497 matching postings are flagged remote as of Nov 6, 2026, meaning worked from home with no field territory; 359 state a travel percentage. A field role run from a home office is not counted as remote, because it involves 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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