Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

Median salary

$41,380

Average salary

$43,850

Employment

2,760

Projected growth

10% decline

Annual openings

2,700

Typical entry education

No formal educational credential

What Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers Do

Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.

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Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training
Self-employed: 81.8%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

How Much Preparation Does This Take?

Job Zone 2 of 5

Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed

Experience: Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
Education: Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Job training: Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Source: O*NET Job Zones.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.4/5
Sales and Marketingimportance 4.2/5
English Languageimportance 3.3/5
Administrativeimportance 3.0/5
Administration and Managementimportance 3.0/5
Education and Trainingimportance 2.6/5
Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 2.5/5
Psychologyimportance 2.4/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

Freedom to Make Decisions4.8/5
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.8/5
Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.7/5
Telephone Conversations4.5/5
E-Mail4.5/5
Contact With Others4.5/5

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products99% skill match
Travel Agents96% skill match
Telemarketers96% skill match
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes96% skill match
Labor Relations Specialists95% skill match
Concierges95% skill match
Lawyers94% skill match
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators94% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

Persuasionimportance 4.0/5
Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.8/5
Service Orientationimportance 3.6/5
Coordinationimportance 3.3/5
Negotiationimportance 3.3/5
Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 3.0/5
Time Managementimportance 2.8/5
Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.6/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Hot Technologies

Other Software Used

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

Perseverance
Achievement Orientation
Social Orientation
Optimism
Self-Confidence
Initiative
Dependability

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

EnterprisingHigh
ConventionalMedium
RealisticMedium
SocialLow
ArtisticLow
InvestigativeLow

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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).