Retail salespersons sell, rent or lease goods and services directly to consumers.
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People in this occupation:
- prepare sales, rental or leasing contracts and/or take payment for services or goods using a cash register
- can be responsible for maintaining sales records and tidying the store, creating display counters and stocking shelves
- work in small, medium and large organizations, including stores and other retail businesses and wholesale businesses
- are polite, friendly and patient
- should be self starters who can interact well with customers
- need to be able to explain and answer questions about the products or services they are selling
Common job titles
- automotives sales consultant
- bookseller
- clerk, sales and rental (retail)
- food preparer / deli cook - grocery store
- sales advisor - retail
- sales assistant
- sales clerk, automotive rental
- sales clerk, consumer goods
- sales clerk, customer service
- sales clerk, department store
- sales clerk, food and beverage
- sales clerk, gift shop
- sales clerk, rental
- sales clerk, storage facility rental
- sales consultant - retirement homes
- sales consultant, bridal / wedding
- salesperson, aluminum products
- salesperson, art / picture framing
- salesperson, automobiles
- salesperson, boats and marine
- salesperson, books / magazines
- salesperson, clothing / shoes
- salesperson, commissioned
- salesperson, construction
- salesperson, cosmetics
- salesperson, education & training
- salesperson, electronics
- salesperson, entertainment
- salesperson, fabric / fur / leather
- salesperson, fitness
- salesperson, florist - arranger
- salesperson, furnishings
- salesperson, garden / lawn supplies
- salesperson, hardware
- salesperson, health aids
- salesperson, house trailers
- salesperson, housewares
- salesperson, hunting guns
- salesperson, jewellery and watches
- salesperson, leisure
- salesperson, lottery sales
- salesperson, memorial
- salesperson, musical instruments
- salesperson, pet store
- salesperson, photographic equipment
- salesperson, recreational equipment
- salesperson, sewing machine
- salesperson, telephone equipment
- salesperson, tool and equipment rental
- salesperson, transport
- salesperson, travelling
- automotives sales consultant
- bookseller
- clerk, sales and rental (retail)
- food preparer / deli cook - grocery store
- sales advisor - retail
- sales assistant
- sales clerk, automotive rental
- sales clerk, consumer goods
- sales clerk, customer service
- sales clerk, department store
- sales clerk, food and beverage
- sales clerk, gift shop
- sales clerk, rental
- sales clerk, storage facility rental
- sales consultant - retirement homes
- sales consultant, bridal / wedding
- salesperson, aluminum products
- salesperson, art / picture framing
- salesperson, automobiles
- salesperson, boats and marine
- salesperson, books / magazines
- salesperson, clothing / shoes
- salesperson, commissioned
- salesperson, construction
- salesperson, cosmetics
- salesperson, education & training
- salesperson, electronics
- salesperson, entertainment
- salesperson, fabric / fur / leather
- salesperson, fitness
- salesperson, florist - arranger
- salesperson, furnishings
- salesperson, garden / lawn supplies
- salesperson, hardware
- salesperson, health aids
- salesperson, house trailers
- salesperson, housewares
- salesperson, hunting guns
- salesperson, jewellery and watches
- salesperson, leisure
- salesperson, lottery sales
- salesperson, memorial
- salesperson, musical instruments
- salesperson, pet store
- salesperson, photographic equipment
- salesperson, recreational equipment
- salesperson, sewing machine
- salesperson, telephone equipment
- salesperson, tool and equipment rental
- salesperson, transport
- salesperson, travelling