Overview & Salary
Overview
Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.
On the job, you would:
- 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.
Education
- high school diploma/GED
- no high school diploma/GED
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $23,740
Annual median $33,680
Annual 90th percentile $48,110
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Business
- sales and marketing
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills
Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- talking people into changing their minds or their behavior
- looking for ways to help people
Personality & Abilities
Personality
Enterprising
People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Adaptability/Flexibility
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things