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

Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.

Career Cluster:Marketing & Sales
Job Family:Sales and Related
Job Zone:Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
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Key Tasks

  • 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.
  • Train new recruits or other employees.
  • Contact customers to ensure their satisfaction with products or services.

Skills

Speaking
75%
Persuasion
75%
Social Perceptiveness
69%
Service Orientation
66%
Active Listening
60%
Negotiation
56%
Coordination
56%
Reading Comprehension
50%
Judgment and Decision Making
50%
Writing
47%
Critical Thinking
47%
Time Management
44%
Monitoring
44%
Active Learning
41%
Complex Problem Solving
41%
Instructing
35%
Learning Strategies
31%
Systems Evaluation
28%
Systems Analysis
25%
Mathematics
22%
Management of Personnel Resources
22%
Management of Material Resources
19%
Operations Analysis
19%
Technology Design
19%
Programming
16%
Management of Financial Resources
16%
Operation and Control
10%
Operations Monitoring
10%
Quality Control Analysis
3%
Repairing
0%
Troubleshooting
0%
Installation
0%
Science
0%
Equipment Selection
0%
Equipment Maintenance
0%

Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service
85%
Sales and Marketing
79%
English Language
57%
Administrative
51%
Administration and Management
50%
Education and Training
41%
Personnel and Human Resources
38%
Psychology
36%
Communications and Media
33%
Computers and Electronics
32%
Mathematics
31%
Telecommunications
30%
Economics and Accounting
29%
Transportation
26%
Sociology and Anthropology
17%
Production and Processing
16%
Law and Government
14%
Public Safety and Security
14%
Philosophy and Theology
10%
Foreign Language
10%
Food Production
10%
Geography
8%
Therapy and Counseling
7%
Engineering and Technology
5%
Chemistry
5%
Fine Arts
2%
Design
2%
Building and Construction
2%
Mechanical
1%
History and Archeology
1%
Biology
1%
Physics
1%
Medicine and Dentistry
0%

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Abilities

Oral Expression
75%
Oral Comprehension
72%
Speech Clarity
63%
Speech Recognition
63%
Written Expression
53%
Written Comprehension
50%
Information Ordering
50%
Deductive Reasoning
47%
Problem Sensitivity
47%
Near Vision
47%
Fluency of Ideas
47%
Originality
47%
Inductive Reasoning
44%
Category Flexibility
38%
Time Sharing
38%
Selective Attention
38%
Far Vision
35%
Memorization
31%
Mathematical Reasoning
28%
Flexibility of Closure
28%
Trunk Strength
28%
Visualization
25%
Number Facility
25%
Speed of Closure
19%
Visual Color Discrimination
19%
Finger Dexterity
16%
Hearing Sensitivity
13%
Auditory Attention
13%
Wrist-Finger Speed
13%
Perceptual Speed
13%
Static Strength
10%
Stamina
6%
Spatial Orientation
6%
Manual Dexterity
6%
Arm-Hand Steadiness
3%
Night Vision
3%
Multilimb Coordination
3%
Control Precision
3%
Reaction Time
0%
Extent Flexibility
0%
Sound Localization
0%
Depth Perception
0%
Explosive Strength
0%
Peripheral Vision
0%
Speed of Limb Movement
0%
Dynamic Strength
0%
Glare Sensitivity
0%
Gross Body Equilibrium
0%
Rate Control
0%
Dynamic Flexibility
0%
Response Orientation
0%
Gross Body Coordination
0%

Work Activities

Selling or Influencing Others
90%
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
87%
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
82%
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
71%
Getting Information
68%
Coaching and Developing Others
66%
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
66%
Developing and Building Teams
64%
Working with Computers
63%
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
60%
Training and Teaching Others
60%
Scheduling Work and Activities
58%
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
58%
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
52%
Performing Administrative Activities
51%
Developing Objectives and Strategies
50%
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
50%
Documenting/Recording Information
48%
Thinking Creatively
47%
Processing Information
46%
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
44%
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
42%
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
41%
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
41%
Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
40%
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
39%
Assisting and Caring for Others
39%
Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People
37%
Staffing Organizational Units
37%
Handling and Moving Objects
35%
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
31%
Performing General Physical Activities
30%
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
29%
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
28%
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
27%
Analyzing Data or Information
22%
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
15%
Controlling Machines and Processes
11%
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
7%
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
3%
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
3%

Work Context

Freedom to Make Decisions

How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?

95%

Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals

How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job?

94%

Deal With External Customers or the Public in General

How important is it to deal with external customers (as in retail sales) or the public in general (as in police work) in this job?

93%

Telephone Conversations

How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?

89%

Contact With Others

How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?

87%

E-Mail

How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail?

87%

Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams

How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams?

79%

Public Speaking

How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)?

68%

Physical Proximity

To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people?

67%

Level of Competition

To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures?

55%

Written Letters and Memos

How frequently does your job require written letters and memos?

54%

Spend Time Standing

How much does this job require standing?

52%

Time Pressure

How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?

51%

Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team

How important is it to work with or contribute to a work group or team in this job?

51%

Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

49%

Spend Time Sitting

How much does this job require sitting?

49%

Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities

How important is it to coordinate or lead others (not as a supervisor or team leader) in accomplishing work activities in this job?

48%

Frequency of Decision Making

How often is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?

48%

Indoors, Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working indoors in an environmentally controlled environment (like a warehouse with air conditioning)?

46%

In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment

How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or operate enclosed equipment (like a car)?

45%

Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People

How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

43%

Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results

What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?

40%

Conflict Situations

How frequently are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?

39%

Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls

How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?

36%

Work Schedules

How regular are the work schedules for this job?

34%

Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers

How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?

30%

Importance of Repeating Same Tasks

How important are continuous, repetitive, physical activities (like key entry) or mental activities (like checking entries in a ledger) to performing this job?

26%

Degree of Automation

How automated is the job?

22%

Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable

How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?

21%

Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled

How often does this job require working in an environment that is not environmentally controlled (like a warehouse without air conditioning)?

21%

Outdoors, Under Cover

How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (like in an open shed)?

20%

Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions

How much does this job require making repetitive motions?

20%

Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures

How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures?

18%

Spend Time Walking or Running

How much does this job require walking or running?

18%

Health and Safety of Other Workers

How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?

17%

Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions

How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?

16%

Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions

How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?

16%

Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body

How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?

14%

Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings

How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings?

13%

Consequence of Error

How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not easily correctable?

12%

Exposed to Contaminants

How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)?

12%

Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions?

12%

Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets

How often does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection, hard hats or life-jackets?

10%

Exposed to Disease or Infections

How often does this job require exposure to disease/infections?

7%

Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance

How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance?

7%

Dealing with Violent or Physically Aggressive People

How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

6%

Duration of Typical Work Week

Number of hours typically worked in one week.

6%

Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling

How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling?

6%

Exposed to Hazardous Conditions

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions?

4%

Exposed to Hazardous Equipment

How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment?

4%

Exposed to High Places

How often does this job require exposure to high places?

2%

Exposed to Radiation

How often does this job require exposure to radiation?

1%

Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment

How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)

1%

Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles

How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc.?

1%

Exposed to Whole Body Vibration

How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (like operating a jackhammer or earth moving equipment)?

0%

In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment

How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or operating equipment (like a tractor)?

0%

Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection

How often does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection?

0%

Education

Less than high school diploma

57%

High school diploma or equivalent

43%

Interests

Enterprising

Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertis

75

Conventional

Work involves following procedures and regulations to organize information or data, typically in a business setting. Conventional occupations are often associated with office work, accounting, mathematics/statistics, information technology, finance, or hum

62

Realistic

Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, t

43

Social

Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.

29

Artistic

Work involves creating original visual artwork, performances, written works, food, or music for a variety of media, or applying artistic principles to the design of various objects and materials. Artistic occupations are often associated with visual arts,

17

Investigative

Work involves studying and researching non-living objects, living organisms, disease or other forms of impairment, or human behavior. Investigative occupations are often associated with physical, life, medical, or social sciences, and can be found in the f

0

Work Styles

Perseverance
98%
Achievement Orientation
97%
Social Orientation
93%
Optimism
89%
Self-Confidence
79%
Initiative
65%
Dependability
61%
Adaptability
58%
Tolerance for Ambiguity
51%
Stress Tolerance
50%
Leadership Orientation
38%
Integrity
33%
Sincerity
29%
Cooperation
28%
Innovation
27%
Self-Control
27%
Attention to Detail
25%
Empathy
24%
Intellectual Curiosity
4%

Work Values

Relationships
67%
Achievement
45%
Independence
45%
Working Conditions
25%
Recognition
17%
Support
17%

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