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Street Vendor

621713 · Medium Next-day ready

Career data Verified

Direct sales representatives and street vendors sell and show goods or services directly to customers in their homes, at markets and on the street.

Most common salary $50k – $86k
Upper salary up to $115k
Training No specific training

Description

Sells goods or services to customers at a street or market location.

Typical work tasks

Collects goods and transports them along established routes and to street and market locations; 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; may attract attention by playing music, singing and calling out goods and services for sale.

Typical work environment

  • Works outdoors from light trucks, closed vans, street stalls or tents, which are frequently based at markets or fairs.
  • Deals directly with the public
  • Workspaces are variably heated and ventilated as these venues are often exposed to the natural elements.
  • Operators work varying hours frequently according to demand.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Sedentary to medium physical demand levels.
  • Constantly stands or sits and carries out sales activities.
  • Occasionally to frequently walking is
  • Twisting of the body or neck is not likely to occur to any significant extent, other than for roles such as milk or bread vendors, where twisting and turning while moving crates will be a likely component of daily requirements.
  • 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. For example, little or none for craft or small item stalls to significant and constant for larger/heavier items.
  • Bending squatting or crouching may be required if on an occasional basis if there is the need to pick up raw ingredients from floor level.
  • Repetitive movements may be required in operating tills, eftpos machines and other items related to the making and selling of products.
  • Driving can be occasionally required but not in all cases.
  • Use of hand-held equipment includes pens, cash handling, staplers and other equipment items associated with these types of sale activity.
  • Mental skills necessary include communication, sales, recording and calculating skills.
Entry signal Reviewed

No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): Street vendor, Nil requirements (Level 5).

Entry Requirements

  • Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).

Further Comments

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.