Jobs / Sales and marketing / 41-9091.00
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.
- US jobs
- 2,760
- Median wage
- $41,380 a year
- Job family
- Sales and marketing
Can agents do the work of door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Sales and marketing: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: CRMArena-Pro, 58.3% of tasks completed.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 18%Promote products, services, or programsNot measured
- 14%Execute financial transactionsNot measured
- 12%Direct organizational operations, activities, or proceduresNot measured
- 12%Sell products or servicesNot measured
- 10%Respond to customer problems or inquiriesNot measured
- 9%Identify business or organizational opportunitiesNot measured
- 8%Purchase goods or servicesNot measured
- 8%Arrange displays or decorationsNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in sales and marketing, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products.
- Develop prospect lists.
- Deliver merchandise and collect payment.
- Write and record orders for merchandise or enter orders into computers.
- Arrange buying parties and solicit sponsorship of such parties to sell merchandise.
- Answer questions about product features and benefits.
- Distribute product samples or literature that details products or services.
- Circulate among potential customers or travel by foot, truck, automobile, or bicycle to deliver or sell merchandise or services.
- Persuade customers to purchase merchandise or services.
- Set up and display sample merchandise at parties or stands.
- Order or purchase supplies.
- Stock carts or stands.
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