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Job 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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-3031.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 28,440.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 13.00
- Currently, there are 426,310 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Driver/Sales Workers”.
Also Known As…
- Driver/Sales Workers
- Sales Route Driver
- Route Salesman
- Route Sales Driver
- Route Driver
- Pizza Delivery Driver
- Driver Salesman
- Driver Sales
- Driver
- Delivery Man
- Delivery Driver
- Wagon Driver Salesperson
- Truck Driver Salesperson
- Truck Driver
- Towel Distributor
- Special Events Driver
- Salesperson Driver
- Sales Specialist
- Sales Route Driver Helper
- Rural Carrier
- Routeman
- Route Salesperson
- Route Salesman and Driver
- Route Sales Representative
- Route Sales Person
- Route Rider
- Route Jumper
- Route Driver Salesperson
- Route Delivery Driver
- Route Deliverer
- Route Contractor
- Roadman
- Relay Worker
- Relay Man
- Publication Distributor
- Pizza Driver
- Pizza Delivery
- Pick Up Driver
- Outside Parts Sales
- Off Premise Service Representative
- Newspaper Delivery Driver
- Newspaper Deliverer
- Motor Route Carrier
- Milkman
- Milk Wagon Driver
- Milk Truck Driver
- Milk Route Deliverer
- Milk Delivery Driver
- Milk Deliverer
- Merchandiser
- Lunch Truck Driver
- Laundry Routeman
- Laundry Route Driver
- Laundry Agent
- Jukebox Routeman
- Jukebox Route Driver
- Iceman
- Ice Delivery Driver
- Expressman
- Driver, Salesman
- Driver (Sales Rep)
- Delivery Sales worker
- Delivery Person
- Delivery Driver/Supervisor
- Delivery Driver/Customer Service
- Deliver Driver
- Coin Machine Collector
- Coin Collector
- Coal Deliverer
- City Routeman
- City Route Driver
- Catering Driver
- Breadman
- Bread Jockey
- Bread Distributor
- Bobtailer
- Bakery Deliverer
- Any Commodity Sales Deliverer
Tasks for “Distributor”
- Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.
- Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
- Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
- Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.
- 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.
- Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks.
- Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages.
- 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.
- Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.
Related Technology & Tools
- Delivery vans
- Handheld computers
- Scanners
- Delivery trucks
- Propane delivery trucks
- Personal computers
- Dollies
- Laser facsimile machines
- Pallet movers
- Laser printers
- Barcode scanners
- MobiTech Systems Route Sales Trakker
- IBM Domino
- Regulussoft Route Accounting
- Route planning software
- Soft Essentials Vending Essentials
- GEOCOMtms A.Maze Planning
- bMobile Technology Sales
- Microsoft Office
- Computer Directions Route Sales Tracker
- bMobile Technology Route Manager