Street Vendors and Related Salespersons

Street Vendors and Related Salespersons sell goods and services on established routes, door-to-door, and at street and market locations.

What the job involves

• Collecting goods and transporting them along established routes, to door-to-door areas, and to street and market locations

• Displaying and demonstrating goods, and explaining the qualities of goods to customers

• Informing customers of new goods and services

• Receiving payments from customers and giving change

• Recording transactions on customer receipts and sales records

• Wrapping and packaging goods sold

• Developing lists of prospective customers and calling on them to obtain new business

• Ordering and purchasing goods for sale, and monitoring and maintaining stock levels

• May attract attention by playing music, singing and calling out goods and services for sale