Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
SOC 41-9091 · 2024-2034
Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
Shrinking -3.3%
California projects this job will shrink over the next ten years. Fewer openings may mean a harder search.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $39,880per year
- Projected openings
- 3,500
- Projected change
- -3.3%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Persuasion
- Speaking
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Active Listening
- Negotiation
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $35,306 | 1,940 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | Not reported | 640 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | Not reported | 140 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | Not reported | 70 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | Not reported | 280 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | Not reported | 140 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | Not reported | 130 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | Not reported | 50 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Salespersons | $38,790 | 549,460 | -1.3% |
| Counter and Rental Clerks | $45,420 | 77,120 | +3.2% |
| Cashiers | $37,438 | 606,780 | -5.3% |
| Telemarketers | $46,419 | 3,850 | -22.5% |
| Driver/Sales Workers | $46,598 | 44,250 | +11.7% |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | $81,587 | 164,660 | +4.7% |