What You'll Do

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.75/5
Speaking 3.62/5
Critical Thinking 3.12/5
Service Orientation 3.12/5
Reading Comprehension 3.0/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.0/5
Complex Problem Solving 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5
Monitoring 2.88/5
Persuasion 2.88/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.88/5
Writing 2.75/5

Career Fit Overview

Use this summary to understand the kind of profile this role rewards. It helps you judge whether this career looks like a stronger match than your current role, a nearby move worth exploring, or a broader path to compare more seriously.

Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.

Common styles

Dependability, Social Orientation, Perseverance, Attention to Detail, Integrity

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 3.75/5
Oral Expression 3.75/5
Near Vision 3.25/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.12/5
Speech Recognition 3.12/5
Speech Clarity 3.12/5
Written Comprehension 3.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.0/5

Technologies & Tools

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Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.65/5)
  • Social Orientation (High importance: 4.27/5)
  • Perseverance (High importance: 4.18/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.02/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.01/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

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Career Fit FAQs

Is this career a good fit for me

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Can this help if I want to stay in my field

Yes. Many people use career pages like this to compare nearby roles in the same field and see whether they need a full switch or a better-fit version of the work they already know.

What should I compare first

Start with the daily tasks, the preparation level, and the work-style signals on this page. Then use the assessment to see whether this role looks like a stronger fit than your current role or just a different title.