Driver/Sales Workers

Also called: Driver, Driver Salesman, Route Driver, Route Salesman,

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.
Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.

Business

customer service
management

Manufactured or Agricultural Goods

food production

Arts and Humanities

English language

Transportation

movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Basic Skills

listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
talking to others

Problem Solving

noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Verbal

communicate by speaking
listen and understand what people say

Hand and Finger Use

keep your arm or hand steady
put together small parts with your fingers

People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.

They do well at jobs that need:

Dependability
Integrity
Cooperation
Stress Tolerance
Self Control
Adaptability/Flexibility

You might use software like this on the job:

Spreadsheet software

Microsoft Excel

Data base user interface and query software

MobiTech Systems Route Sales Trakker
Soft Essentials Vending Essentials

Map creation software

GEOCOMtms A.Maze Planning
Route planning software

high school diploma/GED
no high school diploma/GED

usually needed

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

$25,860

$18,060

$48,970