Do you need an education to do sales?

You don't need an education to do sales.

1. You don't need education to sell consumer goods. As long as you are willing to endure hardships and learn to deal with dealers or retailers, you can do well.

2. But if you sell systems, big projects and some technical content, you must have knowledge of products and industries.

Sales:

Sales: refers to the act of providing products or services to a third party through sales, leasing or any other means, including related auxiliary activities, such as advertising, promotion, exhibitions, services and other activities to promote this behavior. In other words, sales refers to the activities of realizing the production results of enterprises and serving customers.

(Source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Sales)