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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 or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery. Includes newspaper delivery drivers.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Delivery Driver
  • Delivery Man
  • Driver
  • Driver Sales
  • Driver Salesman
  • Pizza Delivery Driver
  • Route Driver
  • Route Sales Driver
  • Route Salesman
  • Sales Route Driver

SOC Occupation Groups

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

Military Crosswalk Titles

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Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

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DOT Crosswalk Titles

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