Job description Demonstrator - Retail in British Columbia

Find out what work is like for a demonstrator - retail in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Other sales related occupations (NOC 65109).

Other sales related occupations

Description

Workers in other sales related occupations sell goods or services during home demonstrations or by telephone soliciting, retail exhibitions or street vending. They are employed by a wide range of retail and wholesale establishments, manufacturers, telemarketing companies and call centres, or they may be self-employed.

Work week duration

Other sales related occupations usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Other sales related occupations have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Demonstrators and direct distributors
  • Contact potential customers by phone or through personal contacts
  • Arrange sales demonstration appointments, and show, describe and sell goods or services at wholesale, retail and industrial establishments, at exhibitions, trade shows or directly to individual customers or at sales parties and private homes
  • Deliver purchased goods to customers.
  • Door-to-door salespersons and street vendors
  • Solicit sales and sell merchandise to residents of private homes
  • Set up and display merchandise on sidewalks or at public events to sell to the public.
  • Telephone solicitors and telemarketers
  • Contact businesses or private individuals, by telephone, to solicit sales for goods or services.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Bending or twisting the body
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Handling material manually
  • Walking and running

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Other sales related occupations are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Carpet outlets
  • Condominium corporations
  • Recreational facilities
  • Retail service and repair shops
  • Construction glass installation contractors
  • General contractors
  • Health care facilities
  • Plastering contractors
  • Industrial establishments
  • Product specialty repair shops
  • Religious establishments
  • Cement and concrete contractors
  • Drywalling contractors
  • Construction companies
  • Masonry contractors
  • Insulation contractors
  • Self-employment
  • Building management companies
  • Other establishments
  • Lathing contractors
  • Building management companies
  • Shopping facilities
  • Manufacturers of precast concrete products
  • Pest control companies
  • Service establishments
  • Painting contractors
  • Bricklaying contractors
  • Roofing contractors
  • Educational institutions
  • Companies specializing in specific product installation and service
  • Floor-covering contractors
  • Glass fabrication shops

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Standard safety equipment
  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Dangerous chemical substances
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Vibration
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Hazardous equipment, machinery, tools

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 65109), and a list of similar occupations:

  • canvasser - retail
  • demonstrator - retail
  • direct distributor - retail
  • door-to-door salesperson
  • home demonstrator - retail
  • street vendor
  • telemarketer
  • telephone solicitor

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Other sales related occupations in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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