How to become a stall and market salesperson

Official title: Stall and market salespersons

Also called: Kiosk salesperson, Market stallholder, Market vendor, Street stall sales assistant

Stall and market salespersons sell various goods from stalls on open-air or covered markets or from stalls in streets or other open spaces.

Main tasks

• Obtaining permission to set up a stand at a particular place in streets, markets or other open spaces
• Determining product mix, stock and price levels for goods to be sold
• Buying or contracting a regular supply of goods to be sold from wholesale suppliers or directly from producers
• Erecting and dismantling stalls and stands, and transporting, storing, loading and unloading goods for sale
• Demonstrating and selling goods and accepting payment
• Stacking and displaying goods for sale, and wrapping and packing goods sold
• Keeping accounts and maintaining a record of stock levels

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: HK$16,500 a month
• About 732,700 people in 2025, and about 740,500 projected by 2028. (+1.1%)
• Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

Do you need a degree to become a stall and market salesperson?

Usually not. Only 6% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Will AI change the work of a stall and market salesperson?

Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Census and Statistics Department (2021 Population Census): 2021 Population Census, Interactive Data Dissemination Service: working population by occupation (38 groups) and sex, age, education, income; median income and field of education (9 groups) (2021 Population Census), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Census and Statistics Department (General Household Survey): Median monthly employment earnings by occupation (9 groups), excluding foreign domestic helpers (Table 210-06317A); employed persons by occupation, age and sex (210-06307A) and by industry (210-06308A) (2025 annual (series to 2026-07)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Census and Statistics Department (Annual Earnings and Hours Survey): Monthly and hourly wage percentiles by occupational group (5 groups) (Tables 220-23014, 220-23024, 220-23003) (2025 (May to June 2025), released 2026-03-23), retrieved 4 October 2026
• Labour and Welfare Bureau; tables published by C&SD: Mid-term Update of Manpower Projection to 2028: supplementary statistical tables (5 occupation groups, 17 selected industries) (2025 to 2028 (published 2026-09)), retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026