Occupation Profile

Driver/Sales Workers

(SOC Code : 53-3031)

in California

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. Include newspaper delivery drivers. Exclude "Truck Drivers, Light or Delivery Services" (53-3033) and "Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers" (49-9091).

Employers usually expect an employee in this occupation to be able to do the job after Short-term on-the-job training .

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Occupational Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
				25th	Median	75th
California	2012	1st Qtr	$14.70	$9.12	$11.69	$18.51

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Occupational Projections of Employment (also called "Outlook" or "Demand")

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Area	Estimated Year-Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2010 - 2020	40,200	49,300	9,100	22.6	1,710

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Industries Employing This Occupation (click on Industry Title to View Employers List)

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of California

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of California

Limited-Service Eating Places

29,819

38.7%

Grocery Product Merchant Wholesalers

5,559

19.4%

Drycleaning and Laundry Services

8,395

5.4%

Bakeries and Tortilla Manufacturing

4,340

2.8%

Misc Nondurable Goods Merchant Whsle

4,253

1.7%

Specialty Food Stores

8,561

1.4%

Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing

2,610

1.1%

Electronic Markets and Agents/Brokers

2,823

1.1%

Warehousing and Storage

1,606

1.0%

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Top Tasks (Specific duties and responsibilities of this job.)

Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.

Listen to and resolve customers` complaints regarding products or services.

Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.

Write customer orders and sales contracts according to company guidelines.

Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.

Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise.

Call on prospective customers to explain company services or to solicit new business.

Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.

Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks.

Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.

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Top Skills used in this Job

Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others` reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.

Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others` actions.

Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems.

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Top Work Values (Aspects of this job that create satisfaction.)

Support - Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees.

Independence - Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions.

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Top Interests (The types of activities someone in this job would like.)

Realistic - Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Enterprising - Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

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Alternate Titles

Bakery Delivery Persons; Bread Distributors; Delivery Persons; Meat and Dairy Driver/Sales Workers; Milk Route Deliverers; Newspaper Delivery Drivers; Pick Up Drivers; Pizza Delivery Drivers; Route Deliverers; Route Sales Drivers