Driver/Sales Workers - 53-3031.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up and deliver items, such as laundry. May also take orders and collect payments. Includes newspaper delivery drivers.

DOT Titles Included in this O*NET-SOC Code

  • Coin Collector
  • Coin-Machine Collector
  • Driver Helper, Sales Route
  • Driver, Sales Route
  • Lunch-Truck Driver
  • Newspaper-Delivery Driver

Sample of Occupations in this SOC Family

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.
  • Call on prospective customers to explain company services or to solicit new business.
  • Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise.
  • Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
  • Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
  • Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.
  • Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.
  • Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages.
  • Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
  • Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks.
  • Sell food specialties, such as sandwiches and beverages, to office workers and patrons of sports events.
  • Write customer orders and sales contracts according to company guidelines.

Detailed Work Activities

  • arrange merchandise display
  • call on customers to solicit new business
  • collect payment
  • drive automobile, van, or light truck
  • drive tractor-trailer truck
  • drive truck with capacity greater than 3 tons
  • fill money changers in vending machines
  • follow traffic laws
  • load, unload, or stack containers, materials, or products
  • maintain or repair cargo or passenger vehicle
  • maintain records, reports, or files
  • move or fit heavy objects
  • perform safety inspections in transportation setting
  • plan or organize work
  • provide customer service in surface transportation
  • read maps
  • sell merchandise
  • service vehicle with water, fuel, or oil
  • transport passengers or cargo
  • use established traffic or transportation procedures
  • use knowledge of sales contracts
  • use local or regional geographical knowledge to transportation
  • use vehicle repair tools or safety equipment