Door-To-Door Sales Workers
On the Job
Door-to-Door Sales Workers sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Contact current or potential customers to promote products or services.
- Demonstrate products to consumers.
- Distribute promotional literature or samples to customers.
- Sell products or services.
- Answer customer questions about goods or services.
- Arrange delivery of goods or services.
- Coordinate sales campaigns.
- Process sales or other transactions.
- Take product orders from customers.
- Identify potential customers.
Typical Working Conditions
- Freedom to make decisions without supervision.
- The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Dealing with external customers.
- Having telephone conversations.
- Close physical proximity with other people.
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