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Description
Workers in other sales related occupations sell goods or services during home demonstrations or by telephone soliciting, retail exhibitions or street vending. They are employed by a wide range of retail and wholesale establishments, manufacturers, telemarketing companies and call centres, or they may be self-employed.
Job Titles
- Beauty products representative – home sales
- Canvasser – retail
- Demonstrator – retail
- Direct distributor – retail
- Direct seller
- Promotions demonstration
Main Duties
- Contact potential customers by phone or through personal contacts
- Arrange sales demonstration appointments, and show, describe and sell goods or services at wholesale, retail and industrial establishments, at exhibitions, trade shows or directly to individual customers or at sales parties and private homes
- Deliver purchased goods to customers.
Workplaces
- Retail establishments
- Self-employment
- Wholesale establishments
Skills
- Persuading
- Instructing
- Negotiating
- Coordinating
- Learning and Teaching Strategies
Abilities
- Speech Clarity
- Speech Recognition
- Verbal Ability
- Arm-Hand Steadiness
- Auditory Attention
Personal Attributes
- Adaptability
- Attention to Detail
- Collaboration
- Concern for Others
- Independence
Similar Occupations
- Cashiers (65100)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be moderate for Other sales related occupations (65109) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about Other sales related occupations in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Other sales related occupations mainly work in the following sectors:
- Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 40%
- Food and beverage stores (NAICS 445): 34%
- Management and administrative services (NAICS 55, 56): 26%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 63% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 38% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 50% of other sales related occupations work all year, while 50% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- 21% of other sales related occupations are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 47% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 53% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 50% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: 23% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor’s degree: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | N/A | $18.16 | N/A |
| Canada | $14.00 | $15.55 | $30.00 |
Training
There are no known training programs for this occupation in PEI. If you are aware of a local training program, please contact us.
More Info
View the full occupational profile with details on work characteristics, interests, employment requirements and more on the Occupational and Skills Information System (OaSIS) website.