Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors, & Related Workers
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Job Outlook:
None
Education:
No formal educational credential
Details
Education Details
57%
Less than a High School Diploma
43%
High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED)
Salary
High:
$51,860.00
Average:
$36,280.00
Hourly
Average:
$17.44
Summary of What they do:
Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.
Responsibilities
Tasks On The Job
- Answer questions about product features and benefits.
- Arrange buying parties and solicit sponsorship of such parties to sell merchandise.
- Circulate among potential customers or travel by foot, truck, automobile, or bicycle to deliver or sell merchandise or services.
- Deliver merchandise and collect payment.
- Develop prospect lists.
- Distribute product samples or literature that details products or services.
- Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products.
- Order or purchase supplies.
- Persuade customers to purchase merchandise or services.
- Set up and display sample merchandise at parties or stands.
- Stock carts or stands.
- Write and record orders for merchandise or enter orders into computers.
Personality Strengths:
Determined by your work personality assessment.
Strength:
Determined by your Aptitude Aversion Assessment (A3).
Caution:
Potentially negative impact as a result of your A3.
Warning:
Likely negative impact as a result of your A3.
Potential Strength:
A characteristic you could perform competently, but may not come naturally.
PERSONALITY
KEY:
Personality Strengths
Strength
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Potential Strength
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CAREER CHARACTERISTICS
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50% | Achievement Orientation - A tendency to establish and maintain personally challenging work-related goals, set high work-related standards, and exert high effort toward meeting those goals and standards. | |
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40% | Social Orientation - A tendency to seek out, enjoy, and be energized by social interaction at work. | |
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IMPORTANT STRENGTHS
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75% | 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/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law. | |
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62% | 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 human resources. | |
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WORK VALUES
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67% | Relationships - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. | |
APTITUDES
KEY:
Personality Strengths
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ABILITIES | SKILLS
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75% | Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |
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72% | Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |
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63% | Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |
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63% | Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |
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57% | Persuasion - Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |
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53% | Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |
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TASKS | ACTIVITIES
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90% | Selling or Influencing Others - Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions. | |
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87% | Performing for or Working Directly with the Public - Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests. | |
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82% | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships - Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. | |
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71% | Communicating with People Outside the Organization - Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail. | |
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68% | Getting Information - Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. | |
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66% | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work - Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. | |
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66% | Coaching and Developing Others - Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. | |
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64% | Developing and Building Teams - Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. | |
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63% | Working with Computers - Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information. | |
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60% | Training and Teaching Others - Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. | |
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60% | Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates - Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance. | |
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58% | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates - Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. | |
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58% | Scheduling Work and Activities - Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. | |
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52% | Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others - Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others. | |
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51% | Performing Administrative Activities - Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork. | |
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CONTEXT | ATTRIBUTES
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95% | Freedom to Make Decisions - How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? | |
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94% | Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals - How much freedom does the worker have in determining the tasks, priorities, or goals of the job? | |
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93% | 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? | |
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89% | Telephone Conversations - How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? | |
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87% | E-Mail - How frequently does your job require you to use E-mail? | |
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87% | 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? | |
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79% | Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams - How frequently does your job require face-to-face discussions with individuals and within teams? | |
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68% | Public Speaking - How frequently does your job require public speaking (one speaker with an audience)? | |
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67% | Physical Proximity - To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks physically close to other people? | |
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55% | Level of Competition - To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? | |
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54% | Written Letters and Memos - How frequently does your job require written letters and memos? | |
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52% | Spend Time Standing - How much does this job require standing? | |
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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? | |
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51% | Time Pressure - How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? | |