Appraise real property to determine its value for purchase, sales, investment, mortgage, or loan purposes.
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, refill...
Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. May use electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. May process credit or debit card transactions and validate checks.
Receive orders, generally in person, for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment.
Interact with customers to provide basic or scripted information in response to routine inquiries about products and services. May handle and resolve general complaints. Excludes individuals whose duties are primarily...
Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.
Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.
Design clothing and accessories. Create original designs or adapt fashion trends.
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.
Design, cut, and arrange live, dried, or artificial flowers and foliage.
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities to solicit and maintain funds for special projects or nonprofit organizations.
Create and implement methods to market green products and services.
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.
Plan and erect commercial displays, such as those in windows and interiors of retail stores and at trade exhibitions.
Model garments or other apparel and accessories for prospective buyers at fashion shows, private showings, or retail establishments. May pose for photos to be used in magazines or advertisements. May pose as subject for...
Perform duties too varied and diverse to be classified in any specific office clerical occupation, requiring knowledge of office systems and procedures. Clerical duties may be assigned in accordance with the office...
Receive and process incoming orders for materials, merchandise, classified ads, or services such as repairs, installations, or rental of facilities. Generally receives orders via mail, phone, fax, or other electronic...
Park vehicles or issue tickets for customers in a parking lot or garage. May park or tend vehicles in environments such as a car dealership or rental car facility. May collect fee.
Compile information and records to draw up purchase orders for procurement of materials and services.
Plan, direct, or coordinate activities designed to create or maintain a favorable public image or raise issue awareness for their organization or client.
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.
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....
Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.
Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering.
Sell services to individuals or businesses. May describe options or resolve client problems.
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.
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 postsecondary...
Contact new or existing customers to determine their solar equipment needs, suggest systems or equipment, or estimate costs.
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...
Receive, store, and issue materials, equipment, and other items from stockroom, warehouse, or storage yard. Keep records and compile stock reports.
Solicit donations or orders for goods or services over the telephone.
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...
Sales and marketing jobs are essentially responsible for the single most important function of a business operation: bringing in revenue. While the front line salespeople directly interact with customers, the sales process in effective organizations doesn't end there. Corporate marketers are deeply involved with product design, brand management, and client relationships. The marketing and sales function therefore covers a broad number of positions in a typical enterprise, starting with customer service and direct sales through to executive management level partnership negotiations.
Because sales compensation is often dependent on individual performance, it is hard to get an accurate picture of average salaries. For example, a top real estate broker, while the average salary is $61,000, may make over a million dollars a year. That being said, we can generalize about the top paying sales jobs by job title. Some of the top sales positions include technical sales engineers, green technology sales and marketing, and business-to-business sales managers and supervisors. The educational background requirements for sales positions varies; it is often a career that you can "break into" without a specific background. However, many of the top paying sales jobs are involved in highly technical fields such as computer hardware, engineering, software, and other complex industries. It is therefore prudent, if one wishes to access a very specialized field, to seek education and training in a specific area.