Other sales related occupations

Also called: Telephone sales agent, Telephone sales clerk, Catalogue sales agent - retail, Newspaper vendor - street sales, Cosmetics salesperson - home sales, Beauty products representative - home sales, Beauty products consultant - door-to-door sales, Cleaning products salesperson - door-to-door sales, Vendor, Telemarketer, Direct seller, Street vendor

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.

Main tasks

• 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 in 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

How to become one

Some secondary school education is usually required. A high school diploma may be required by some employers. Self-employed street vendors and door-to-door salespersons may require a municipal merchant's permit.

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Pay · Outlook

• Median pay: $37,050 a year The middle half earn $31,200 to $52,494.
• About 16,200 people worked in this job in 2023, and about 16,800 are projected by 2033. (+3.7%)
• Projected labour market to 2033: balance.

Related jobs

• Cashiers
• Service station attendants
• Store shelf stockers, clerks and order fillers

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Sources

• Statistics Canada: Census 2021: employment by occupation, gender and education (98-10-0449) (2021 Census), Statistics Canada Open Licence, retrieved 2026-10-03
• Statistics Canada: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 (Version 1.0), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03
• Employment and Social Development Canada: Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS) (2024 to 2033), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03
• Employment and Social Development Canada (Job Bank): Wages by occupation (2025 (revised 2025-11-19)), Open Government Licence - Canada, retrieved 2026-10-03

Updated 2026-10-03