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Will AI replace sales development representatives?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting sales development representatives. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 639 live sales development representatives openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 21% of current sales development representatives openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
639live openings
21%ask for AI skills
14%remote
264companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Salesforce, Collaboration, Prospecting, CRM, Initiative — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| 3 Day Blinds (Sales) | 48 |
| memoryBlue | 16 |
| FeverUp | 16 |
| Datadog | 15 |
| Veeam Software | 15 |
| ElevenLabs | 12 |
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