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Careers in Retail & Wholesale Sales & Service

 
Advertising & Promotions Managers  

Plan and direct advertising policies and programs or produce collateral materials, such as posters, contests, coupons, or give-aways, to create extra interest in the purchase of a product or service for a department, an entire organization, or on an account basis.

 
Advertising Sales Agents  

Sell or solicit advertising, including 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.

 
Appraisers & Assessors of Real Estate  

Appraise real property to determine its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.

 
Appraisers, Real Estate  

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

 
Assessors  

Appraise real and personal property to determine its fair value. May assess taxes in accordance with prescribed schedules.

 
Barbers  

Provide barbering services, such as cutting, trimming, shampooing, and styling hair, trimming beards, or giving shaves.

 
Bench Workers, Jewelry  



 
Butchers & Meat Cutters  

Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments.

 
Butchers & Other Meat, Poultry, & Fish Processing Workers  



 
Cashiers  

Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. Usually involves use of electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. Often involved in processing credit or debit card transactions and validating checks.

 
Counter & Rental Clerks  

Receive orders for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.

 
Custom Tailors  



 
Demonstrators & Product Promoters  

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

 
Door-To-Door Sales Workers, News & Street Vendors, & Related Workers  

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

 
Driver/Sales Workers  

Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up and deliver items, such as laundry. May also take orders and collect payments. Includes newspaper delivery drivers.

 
Fashion Designers  

Design clothing and accessories. Create original garments or design garments that follow well established fashion trends. May develop the line of color and kinds of materials.

 
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers  

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of sales workers other than retail sales workers. May perform duties, such as budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

 
First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers  

Directly supervise sales workers in a retail establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

 
Floral Designers  

Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.

 
Funeral Attendants  

Perform variety of tasks during funeral, such as placing casket in parlor or chapel prior to service; arranging floral offerings or lights around casket; directing or escorting mourners; closing casket; and issuing and storing funeral equipment.

 
Funeral Directors  

Perform various tasks to arrange and direct funeral services, such as coordinating transportation of body to mortuary for embalming, interviewing family or other authorized person to arrange details, selecting pallbearers, procuring official for religious rites, and providing transportation for mourners.

 
Gem & Diamond Workers  

Fabricate, finish, or evaluate the quality of gems and diamonds used in jewelry or industrial tools.

 
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, & Cosmetologists  

Provide beauty services, such as shampooing, cutting, coloring, and styling hair, and massaging and treating scalp. May also apply makeup, dress wigs, perform hair removal, and provide nail and skin care services.

 
Interior Designers  

Plan, design, and furnish interiors of residential, commercial, or industrial buildings. Formulate design which is practical, aesthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity, selling merchandise, or improving life style. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.

 
Jewelers  

Fabricate and repair jewelry articles. Make models or molds to create jewelry items.

 
Jewelers & Precious Stone & Metal Workers  

Design, fabricate, adjust, repair, or appraise jewelry, gold, silver, other precious metals, or gems. Includes diamond polishers and gem cutters and persons who perform precision casting and modeling of molds, casting metal in molds, or setting precious and semi-precious stones for jewelry and related products.

 
Laundry & Dry-Cleaning Workers  

Operate or tend washing or dry-cleaning machines to wash or dry-clean industrial or household articles, such as cloth garments, suede, leather, furs, blankets, draperies, fine linens, rugs, and carpets.

 
Laundry & Drycleaning Machine Operators & Tenders, Except Pressing  



 
Makeup Artists, Theatrical & Performance  

Apply makeup to performers to reflect period, setting, and situation of their role.

 
Manicurists & Pedicurists  

Clean and shape customers' fingernails and toenails. May polish or decorate nails.

 
Marketing Managers  

Determine the demand for products and services offered by a firm and its competitors and identify potential customers. Develop pricing strategies with the goal of maximizing the firm's profits or share of the market while ensuring the firm's customers are satisfied. Oversee product development or monitor trends that indicate the need for new pro...

 
Marking Clerks  

Print and attach price tickets to articles of merchandise using one or several methods, such as marking price on tickets by hand or using ticket-printing machine.

 
Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers  

Use hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and fish.

 
Merchandise Displayers & Window Trimmers  

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

 
Miscellaneous Personal Appearance Workers  



 
Model & Mold Makers, Jewelry  



 
Models  

Model garments and other apparel to display clothing before prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings, retail establishments, or photographer. May pose for photos to be used for advertising purposes. May pose as subject for paintings, sculptures, and other types of artistic expression.

 
Models, Demonstrators, & Product Promoters  



 
Order Fillers, Wholesale & Retail Sales  

Fill customers' mail and telephone orders from stored merchandise in accordance with specifications on sales slips or order forms. Duties include computing prices of items, completing order receipts, keeping records of out-going orders, and requisitioning additional materials, supplies, and equipment.

 
Parking Lot Attendants  

Park automobiles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage. May collect fee.

 
Parts Salespersons  

Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.

 
Personal Care & Service Workers, All Other  



 
Pewter Casters & Finishers  



 
Precision Dyers  



 
Pressers, Delicate Fabrics  



 
Pressers, Hand  



 
Pressers, Textile, Garment, & Related Materials  

Press or shape articles by hand or machine.

 
Pressing Machine Operators & Tenders- Textile, Garment, & Related Materials  



 
Property, Real Estate, & Community Association Managers  

Plan, direct, or coordinate selling, buying, leasing, or governance activities of commercial, industrial, or residential real estate properties.

 
Purchasing Managers  

Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing materials, products, and services.

 
Real Estate Brokers  

Operate real estate office, or work for commercial real estate firm, overseeing real estate transactions. Other duties usually include selling real estate or renting properties and arranging loans.

 
Real Estate Brokers & Sales Agents  



 
Real Estate Sales Agents  

Rent, buy, or sell property for clients. Perform duties, such as study property listings, interview prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts. Includes agents who represent buyer.

 
Retail Salespersons  

Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel in a retail establishment.

 
Sales & Related Workers, All Other  



 
Sales ans Related Workers, All Others  



 
Sales Engineers  

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.

 
Sales Managers  

Direct the actual distribution or movement of a product or service to the customer. Coordinate sales distribution by establishing sales territories, quotas, and goals and establish training programs for sales representatives. Analyze sales statistics gathered by staff to determine sales potential and inventory requirements and monitor the prefer...

 
Sales Representatives, Agricultural  



 
Sales Representatives, Chemical & Pharmaceutical  



 
Sales Representatives, Electrical/Electronic  



 
Sales Representatives, Instruments  



 
Sales Representatives, Mechanical Equipment & Supplies  



 
Sales Representatives, Medical  



 
Sales Representatives, Services, All Other  



 
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing  



 
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Except Technical & Scientific Products  

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

 
Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Technical & Scientific Products  

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of post-secondary education.

 
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.

 
Shampooers  

Shampoo and rinse customers' hair.

 
Shop & Alteration Tailors  



 
Silversmiths  



 
Skin Care Specialists  

Provide skin care treatments to face and body to enhance an individual's appearance.

 
Slaughterers & Meat Packers  

Work in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments performing precision functions involving the preparation of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats.

 
Spotters, Dry Cleaning  



 
Stock Clerks & Order Fillers  

Receive, store, and issue sales floor merchandise, materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard to fill shelves, racks, tables, or customers' orders. May mark prices on merchandise and set up sales displays.

 
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.

 
Stock Clerks- Stockroom, Warehouse, or Storage Yard  

Receive, store, and issue materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard. Keep records and compile stock reports.

 
Tailors, Dressmakers, & Custom Sewers  

Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.

 
Telemarketers  

Solicit orders for goods or services over the telephone.

 
Wholesale & Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products  

Buy merchandise or commodities, other than farm products, for resale to consumers at the wholesale or retail level, including both durable and nondurable goods. Analyze past buying trends, sales records, price, and quality of merchandise to determine value and yield. Select, order, and authorize payment for merchandise according to contractual a...

 

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