| Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | |||||||||||
| Summary Occupational Forecast Data for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | |||||||||||
| Employment | Employment Change | Average Annual Job Openings | Wage & Training Levels | ||||||||
| 2020 | 2025 | Numerical | Percent | New Jobs | Replacement Jobs | Total | Median Hourly | Median Annual | Training Levels | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 627 | 624 | -3 | -0.55% | -1 | 101 | 101 | $13.69 | $28,474 | No formal educational credential | ||
| Description: | Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street. | ||||||||||
| Forecast Data Source: EMSI (4th Quarter 2023) | |||||||||||
Occupation Details
The information in this section represents occupational characteristics included in O*NET which defines key features of an occupation as a standardized, measurable set of variables called "descriptors". These distinguishing characteristics of an occupation are described in greater detail in the O*NET Content Model. All items are listed in descending order of importance.
- Deliver merchandise, and collect payment.
- Write and record orders for merchandise, or enter orders into computers.
- Explain products or services and prices, and demonstrate use of products.
- Contact customers to persuade them to purchase merchandise or services.
- Arrange buying parties, and solicit sponsorship of such parties, in order to sell merchandise.
- Answer questions about product features and benefits.
- Circulate among potential customers or travel by foot, truck, automobile, or bicycle to deliver or sell merchandise or services.
- Develop prospect lists.
- Distribute product samples or literature that details products or services.
- Order or purchase supplies.
- Set up and display sample merchandise at parties or stands.
Knowledge
| 75% | Sales and Marketing - Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. |
| 70% | Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. |
| 75% | Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
| 72% | Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. |
| 69% | Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. |
| 65% | Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people. |
| 62% | Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
| 56% | Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
| 53% | Negotiation - Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences. |
| 53% | Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. |
| 53% | Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
| 53% | Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. |
| 50% | Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
| 75% | Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
| 72% | Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
| 66% | Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
| 62% | Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. |
| 62% | Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
| 60% | Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
| 60% | Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). |
| 56% | Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
| 53% | Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
| 50% | Originality - The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. |
| 83% | Selling or Influencing Others - Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. |
| 79% | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public - Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. |
| 74% | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
| 69% | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
| 65% | Communicating with Persons Outside Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. |
| 61% | Developing and Building Teams - Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
| 61% | Coaching and Developing Others - Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. |
| 60% | Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
| 58% | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge - Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
| 55% | Developing Objectives and Strategies - Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them. |
| 54% | Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. |
| 51% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
| 51% | Scheduling Work and Activities - Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
| 50% | Thinking Creatively - Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. |
| Title | Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed |
| Overall Experience | Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public. |
| Job Training | Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
| Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include sheet metal workers, forest fire fighters, customer service representatives, physical therapist aides, salespersons (retail), and tellers. |
| Education | These occupations usually require a high school diploma. |
Interests
| Enterprising - Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business. |
| Conventional - Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
| Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outsi |
| Social - Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others. |
| Integrity - Job requires being honest and ethical. |
| Independence - Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
| Initiative - Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
| Cooperation - Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
| Dependability - Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
| Persistence - Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
| Self Control - Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
| Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |