Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors, & Related Workers

Also called: Direct Sales Coach, Door-to-Door Sales Trainer, Independent Sales Associate

Career Cluster: Marketing
What they do:
Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.
On the job, you would:
  • Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products.
  • Develop prospect lists.
  • Deliver merchandise and collect payment.
KNOWLEDGE

Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
  • sales and marketing
SKILLS

Social
  • talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
  • understanding people's reactions
Basic Skills
  • talking to others
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
ABILITIES

Ideas and Logic
  • order or arrange things
Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
PERSONALITY

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:
  • Integrity
  • Initiative
  • Dependability
  • Independence
  • Persistence
  • Cooperation
TECHNOLOGY

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Route navigation software
  • Route mapping software
Office suite software
  • Microsoft Office software
EDUCATION


no high school diploma/GED or high school diploma/GED
usually needed
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JOB OUTLOOK

New job opportunities are less likely in the future.

Salary:
High: $62,400.00
Median: $34,910.00
Low: $22,140.00
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