SALES OCCUPATIONS

41002 FIRST-LINE SUPERVISORS & MANAGERS/SUPERVISORS - SALES & RELATED WORKERS

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of marketing, sales, and related workers. May per-form management functions, such as budgeting, accounting, marketing, and personnel work, in addition to their supervisory duties.

13011 MARKETING, ADVERTISING, & PUBLIC RELATIONS MANAGERS

Formulate marketing policies, direct sales activities, plan, organize, and direct advertising and public relations activities for a department, entire organization, or on an account basis.

43011 APPRAISERS, REAL ESTATE

Appraise real property to determine its value for purchase, sales, investment, mortgage, or loan purposes.

43005 BROKERS, REAL ESTATE

Sell real estate, rent and manage properties, and arrange for loans while managing and operating real estate office.

49023 CASHIERS

Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. Usually involves use of adding machines, cash registers, or change makers. May also include processing credit card transactions.

49017 COUNTER & RENTAL CLERKS

Receive orders for services, such as rentals, repairs, dry-cleaning, and storage. May compute cost and accept payment.

49034 DEMONSTRATORS & PROMOTERS

Demonstrate merchandise and answers questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

34008 PUBLIC RELATIONS SPECIALISTS & PUBLICITY WRITERS

Engage in promoting or creating good will for individuals, groups, or organizations by writing or selecting favorable publicity material and releasing it through various communications media. Prepare and arrange displays, make speeches, and perform related publicity efforts.

53805 RESERVATION & TRANSPORTATION TICKET AGENTS

Make and confirm reservations for passengers and sell tickets for transportation agencies such as airlines, bus companies, railroads, and steamship lines. May check baggage and direct passengers to designated concourse, pier, or track. Exclude workers selling tickets for subways, city buses, ferryboats, and street railways.

43002 SALES AGENTS & PLACERS, INSURANCE

Sell life, endowments, fire, accident, and other types of insurance. May refer clients to independent brokers, work as independent broker, or be employed by an insurance company.

43023 SALES AGENTS, ADVERTISING

Sell or solicit advertising. Sell things such as graphic art, advertising space in publications, custom made signs, or TV and radio advertising time. May obtain leases for outdoor advertising sites or persuade retailer to use sales promotion display items.

43008 SALES AGENTS, REAL ESTATE

Rent, buy, and sell property to clients. Perform duties such as studying property listings, inter-viewing prospective clients, accompanying clients to property site, discussing conditions of sale, and drawing up real estate contracts.

43014 SALES AGENTS, SECURITIES, COMMODITIES, & FINANCIAL SERVICES

Buy and sell securities in investment and trading firms, or call upon businesses and individuals to sell financial services. Provide financial services, such as loan, tax, and securities counseling. May advise securities customers about such things as stocks, bonds, and market conditions.

43017 SALES AGENTS, SELECTED BUSINESS SERVICES

Sell selected services, such as building maintenance, credit reporting, bookkeeping, security, printing, and storage space, to businesses. Exclude advertising, insurance, financial, and real estate sales agents.

49002 SALES ENGINEERS

Sell business goods or services that require a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Exclude Engineers whose primary function is not marketing or sales.

49005 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES, EXCEPT RETAIL

Sell goods or services requiring scientific or similar knowledge in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from 2 or 3 years of post secondary education or its equivalent. Sell products such as aircraft, agricultural equipment and supplies, industrial machinery, medical supplies, electronic equipment, chemicals, and precision instruments. Exclude Sales Engineers whose back-ground or equivalent knowledge is equal to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.

49008 SALES REPRESENTATIVES, EXCEPT RETAIL & SCIENTIFIC & RELATED PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Sell goods or services for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Solicit orders from established clients or secure new customers. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

49014 SALESPERSONS, PARTS

Sells spare and replaceable parts and equipment from behind counter in agency, repair shop, or parts store. Determine make, year, and part needed by observing damaged part or listening to a description of malfunction. Read catalogue to find stock number, price, etc., and fill customer's order from stock. Exclude workers whose primary responsibilities are to receive, store, and issue materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom.

49011 SALESPERSONS, RETAIL

Sell to the public any of a wide variety of merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel. Include workers who sell less expensive merchandise where knowledge of the item sold is not a primary requirement. Exclude Cashiers.

49021 STOCK CLERKS, SALES FLOOR

Receive, store, and issue sales floor merchandise. Stock shelves, racks, cases, bins, and tables with merchandise and arrange merchandise displays to attract customers. May periodically take physical count of stock or check and mark merchandise.

49026 TELEMARKETERS, DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES WORKERS, NEWS & STREET VENDORS

Solicit orders for goods or services over the telephone; sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.

43021 TRAVEL AGENTS

Plan trips for travel agency customers. Duties include determining modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, accommodations required, and planning, describing, or selling itinerary package tours. May specialize in foreign or domestic service, individual or group travel, specific geographical area, airplane charters, or package tours.

43099 SALES REPRESENTATIVES & SALESPERSONS, SERVICES, NEC

All other services sales representatives and salespersons not classified separately above.

49999 ALL OTHER SALES & RELATED WORKERS

All other sales and related workers not classified separately above.

85947 COIN & VENDING MACHINE SERVICERS & REPAIRERS

Install, service, adjust, and repair coin or vending machines placed in establishments on a concessional basis, using hand or power tools. Exclude repairers of electronic video games and other specialized electronic vending machines.

97117 DRIVER/SALES WORKERS

Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes to: Deliver and sell goods, such as food products; pick up and deliver items, such as laundry; or refill and collect coins from vending machines. Include Newspaper Delivery Drivers.

97805 SERVICE STATION ATTENDANTS

Service automobiles, buses, trucks, boats, and other automotive or marine vehicles with fuel, lubricants, and accessories. Collect payment for services and supplies. May lubricate vehicle, change motor oil, install antifreeze, or replace lights or other accessories such as windshield wiper blades or fan belts. May repair or replace tires.

34044 MERCHANDISE DISPLAYERS & WINDOW TRIMMERS

Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.


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