Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.
- Tasks
- 12 tasks11 core, 1 supplemental
- Family
- SalesOne of its 23 occupations
- Code
- 41-9091.00SOC 2018: 41-9091
What the work is made of
11 core tasks and 1 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products.Core taskTask 13233Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 2. Develop prospect lists.Core taskTask 13238Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 3. Deliver merchandise and collect payment.Core taskTask 13231Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 4. Write and record orders for merchandise or enter orders into computers.Core taskTask 13232Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 5. Arrange buying parties and solicit sponsorship of such parties to sell merchandise.Core taskTask 13235Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 6. Answer questions about product features and benefits.Core taskTask 13236Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 7. Distribute product samples or literature that details products or services.Core taskTask 13239Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 8. Circulate among potential customers or travel by foot, truck, automobile, or bicycle to deliver or sell merchandise or services.Core taskTask 13237Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 9. Persuade customers to purchase merchandise or services.Core taskTask 21075Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 10. Set up and display sample merchandise at parties or stands.Core taskTask 13241Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 11. Order or purchase supplies.Core taskTask 13240Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
- Task 12. Stock carts or stands.Supplemental taskTask 13242Rated by 24 occupational experts, August 2018
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 41-9091
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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