- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Demonstrators and direct distributors
- Contact potential customers by phone or through personal contacts
- Arrange sales demonstration appointments, and show, describe and sell goods or services at wholesale, retail and industrial establishments, at exhibitions, trade shows or directly to individual customers or at sales parties in private homes
- Deliver purchased goods to customers.
- Door-to-door salespersons and street vendors
- Solicit sales and sell merchandise to residents of private homes
- Set up and display merchandise on sidewalks or at public events to sell to the public.
- Telephone solicitors and telemarketers
- Contact businesses or private individuals, by telephone, to solicit sales for goods or services.
Employment Requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required. A high school diploma may be required by some employers.
- Self-employed street vendors and door-to-door salespersons may require a municipal merchant's permit.