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Retail Salespersons
Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.
- Median pay
- $34,580
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- -0.5%
- Declining
- Typical entry
- No formal educational credential
Key skills
- Persuasion
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Service Orientation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Negotiation
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
What they do
- Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.
- Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires.
- Compute sales prices, total purchases, and receive and process cash or credit payment.
- Prepare merchandise for purchase or rental.
- Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise.
- Maintain knowledge of current sales and promotions, policies regarding payment and exchanges, and security practices.
- Demonstrate use or operation of merchandise.
- Describe merchandise and explain use, operation, and care of merchandise to customers.
- Ticket, arrange, and display merchandise to promote sales.
- Inventory stock and requisition new stock.
Majors that lead here
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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, Employment Projections) and O*NET, used under CC BY 4.0.