Sales Manager market brief · Lafayette, LA
Entry-level Sales Manager Jobs in Lafayette, LA
23 entry-level sales manager openings are live in the Lafayette, LA area from 18 employers, led by Aston Carter, Conterra Networks, and Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc.. 13% of listings accept remote work.
Data updated Nov 5, 2026
Role and market snapshot
A quick read on demand before you open the live listings
Tracked jobs
- 23
- Live sales manager openings currently tracked in the Lafayette market.
Companies hiring
- 18
- Distinct employers represented in this publishable market view.
Median compensation
- Not published
- Not enough employers here disclose pay to publish a local median, so none is shown.
Market analysis
Role-specific demand, level, employer, and compensation signals for this local market
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Level mix
Career ladder
Lafayette's sales manager market is led by entry-level openings, with 23 tracked roles at that rung.
30-day window
Demand and salary
Current jobs
23
Hiring employers
18
Salary coverage
43%
Median experience
2.0 years
Within this market
Employer tier lens
Startups & growing teams
10
8 companies · $60,300 median
Top of market
5
4 companies
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Use the signal
The best next step is opening the roles behind the aggregate: compare sales manager opportunities in Lafayette, save the strongest fits, and keep the market signal close while you apply.
- 23 live roles tracked in this market.
- 18 employers represented in the current window.
- Market data refreshed Nov 5, 2026.
A practical market plan for Sales Manager in Lafayette
Use this sequence to move from aggregate labor-market data to a focused application list.
- 01
Read the demand
23 sales manager openings across 18 employers establish the current Lafayette opportunity set.
- 02
Choose the right rung
Entry-level leads the derived level mix with 23 tracked openings.
- 03
Prioritize employers
Aston Carter is one of the most active visible employers, with 2 current openings in this market view.
- 04
Open the live roles
8 representative openings connect this brief to jobs you can review now.
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Where this market is hiring
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Employer activity · 18 companies
Who is hiring in this market
The most active visible employers, ordered by openings represented in the current market sample.
Live opportunity sample · 8 of 23 matches
Representative openings
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Entry-level Sales Manager jobs in Lafayette: what applicants need to know
Current answers for a difficult AI-era job search, grounded in this publishable role and location market view rather than generic career advice.
- 01
How many entry-level sales manager jobs are open in Lafayette?
Metaintro tracks 23 live entry-level sales manager openings from 18 employers in the Lafayette, LA area over the last 30 days.
- 02
Which companies are hiring for entry-level sales manager jobs in Lafayette?
Aston Carter, Conterra Networks, Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc., and D.R. Horton, Inc. have the most open entry-level sales manager roles here right now, out of 18 hiring employers.
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Nearby cities
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Related roles
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Level views
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Labor market data
Layoffs, WARN notices and hiring demand beside the Lafayette market
- Layoffs trackerEvery tracked layoff, store closure and office mandate, by company.
- Monthly layoffs reportsEach month's cuts, the companies behind them and the trend.
- 2026 layoffs year in reviewThe year's cuts by month, company, cause and state.
- WARN notices by stateEvery state's official layoff and plant closing notice list.
- Hiring Demand MonitorDaily open jobs at 280,000 employers, from their own career sites.
- Job markets by role and cityLive openings, employers and pay for each local market.
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