営業職(えいぎょうしょく)

えいぎょうしょく
noun
sales position; sales job
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1. sales position; sales job; sales role
A job category focused on selling products or services to customers or clients. One of the most common job types in Japanese companies.
営業職(えいぎょうしょく)に就(つ)く。
To take a sales position.
営業職(えいぎょうしょく)は人(ひと)と話(はな)すのが好(す)きな人(ひと)に向(む)いている。
Sales jobs are suited for people who like talking to others.
大学(だいがく)を卒業(そつぎょう)して最初(さいしょ)に配属(はいぞく)されたのは営業職(えいぎょうしょく)だった。
The first position I was assigned to after graduating from university was in sales.

Compound of 営業(えいぎょう) (sales/business) + 職(しょく) (occupation). One of the most common job categories in Japanese companies, involving client visits, sales calls, and relationship building.

Common patterns

Related job categories

  • 事務職(じむしょく): office/clerical work
  • 技術職(ぎじゅつしょく): technical/engineering position
  • 企画職(きかくしょく): planning position
  • 総合職(そうごうしょく): management-track position

In Japanese job hunting (就活(しゅうかつ)), 営業職(えいぎょうしょく) is one of the most heavily recruited positions, especially for new graduates.

Related Words

Related: 事務職(じむしょく) (office/clerical work)
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Added 2026.3.25 10:37 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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