How to become a Salesperson
Official title: Salesperson (door-to-door)
Also called: Canvasser, Door-to-door salesman, Door-to-door saleswoman, Outdoor salesman, Outdoor salesperson, Outdoor saleswoman, Sales canvasser, Outdoor salesman, Sales canvasser
Salesperson (door-to-door) describes, demonstrates and sells goods and services and solicits business for establishments by approaching or visiting potential customers, usually residents in private homes, by going from door to door. He/she gives details of what establishment can supply and quotes prices and terms.
Main tasks
- Setting up displays and demonstrating articles for sale to inform customers about their characteristics and mode of use, as well as to stimulate buying interest
- Answering questions and offering advice on the use of goods
- Selling goods or directing customers to sales staff
- Taking orders and making arrangements for payment, delivery and collection of goods
- Offering sample goods and distributing catalogues and advertising material
- Giving details of various goods or services and of terms of sale by visiting clients and potential clients door to door
- Preparing invoices and sales contracts and accepting payment
- Compiling lists of prospective clients and calling on them to obtain new businesses
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $45,732 a year. The middle half earn $19,200 to $94,800 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Sales demonstrator
- Fashion and related model
- Telemarketer
- Petrol station attendant
- Food service counter attendant
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Questions people ask
How much does a Salesperson earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $45,732 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $19,200 to $94,800.
Will AI change the work of a Salesperson?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, 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