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Driver/Sales Workers
Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.
- Median pay
- $37,130
- per year
- 10-year outlook
- +8.8%
- Growing
- Typical entry
- High school diploma or equivalent
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Service Orientation
- Reading Comprehension
- Social Perceptiveness
- Complex Problem Solving
- Time Management
What they do
- Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
- Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.
- Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
- Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.
- Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
- Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages.
- Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.
- Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise.
- Write customer orders and sales contracts according to company guidelines.
- Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks.
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.