Overview & Salary
Overview
Solicit donations or orders for goods or services over the telephone.
On the job, you would:
- Contact businesses or private individuals by telephone to solicit sales for goods or services, or to request donations for charitable causes.
- Obtain customer information such as name, address, and payment method, and enter orders into computers.
- Explain products or services and prices, and answer questions from customers.
Education
- high school diploma/GED
- some college
Salary
Annual 10th percentile $24,430
Annual median $34,480
Annual 90th percentile $49,700
Knowledge & Skills
Knowledge
Business
- sales and marketing
- customer service
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
Communications
- multimedia
Skills
Basic Skills
- talking to others
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
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.
- Persistence
- Integrity
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Initiative
- Stress Tolerance
- Dependability
Abilities
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted