Collects goods and transports them along established routes and to door-to-door areas; displays and demonstrates goods, and explains the qualities of goods to customers; informs customers of new goods and services; receives payments from customers and gives change; records transactions on customer receipts and sales records; wraps and packages goods sold; develops lists of prospective customers and calls on them to obtain new business; orders and purchases goods for sale, and monitors and maintains stock levels.

• Works outdoors generally from a vehicle base.
• Deals directly with the public.
• Workspaces are variably heated and ventilated as employees deal with a variety of private homes and businesses.

• Light to medium demand work levels.
• Constantly stands or sits when carrying out sales activities.
• Frequent to constant walking is required to move between potential customers.
• Twisting of the body or neck is not likely to occur to any significant level.
• Contact with skin irritants or water is unlikely.
• Lifting, pulling or carrying will vary from none to medium, depending upon the type of products being sold and the manner in which the stock is moved, loaded and delivered.
• Bending squatting or crouching may be required on an occasional basis if there is the need to pick up raw ingredients from floor level or when demonstrating certain products such as vacuum cleaners.
• Repetitive movements may be required in operating tills, eftpos machines and other items related to the making and selling of products.
• Frequent driving may be required.
• Use of hand-held equipment includes pens, cash handling, staplers and other equipment items associated with these types of sales activity.
• Mental skills necessary include communication, sales, recording and calculating skills.

• Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).

• There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.
• Operators work varying hours frequently according to demand.