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Career: Driver/Sales Workers
Job Description
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. Includes newspaper delivery drivers.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
85
|
Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services. |
71
|
Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts. |
69
|
Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes. |
62
|
Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record. |
61
|
Write customer orders and sales contracts according to company guidelines. |
61
|
Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers. |
57
|
Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers. |
43
|
Call on prospective customers to explain company services or to solicit new business. |
35
|
Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks. |
33
|
Sell food specialties, such as sandwiches and beverages, to office workers and patrons of sports events. |
23
|
Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages. |
15
|
Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
61
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
60
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
57
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
52
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
52
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
52
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
51
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
50
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
49
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
48
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
47
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
46
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
41
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
41
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
40
|
Getting Information
|
40
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
40
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
38
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
37
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
36
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
36
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
35
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
34
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
34
|
Thinking Creatively
|
33
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
33
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
33
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
32
|
Interacting With Computers
|
31
|
Processing Information
|
28
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
27
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
27
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
24
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
24
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
23
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
19
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
19
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
17
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
17
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
13
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
13
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|