524 Other Sales Workers

Fashion and other models wear and display clothing and accessories and pose for photographs, film and video, advertising, still photography or for artistic creation. Tasks include - (a) dressing in sample apparel of new or current styles or of type wanted by customer; (b) walking, turning and posing to demonstrate, to best advantage, style and characteristics of garments, fashion accessories and other merchandise; (c) posing as subject for sculpture, painting and other types of visual art; (d) posing for still photography for magazines and other advertising media; (e) posing for television, video and cinema commercials and other productions. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Advertising model - Artist’s model - Fashion model Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Actor - 2655.

Sales demonstrators demonstrate goods at commercial premises, exhibitions and private homes. Tasks include - (a) 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; (b) answering questions and offering advice on the use of goods; (c) selling goods or directing customers to sales staff; (d) taking orders and making arrangements for payment, delivery and collection of goods; (e) offering sample goods and distributing catalogues and advertising material. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Demonstrator - Sales merchandiser Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Market salesperson - 5211 - Street stall salesperson - 5211 - Door-to-door salesperson - 5243.

Door-to-door salespersons describe, demonstrate and sell goods and services and solicit business for establishments by approaching or visiting potential customers, usually residents in private homes, by going from door to door. Tasks include - (a) giving details of various goods or services and of terms of sale by visiting clients and potential clients in private homes; (b) demonstrating or describing goods or services on offer; (c) recording orders and transactions and placing orders received with suppliers; (d) preparing invoices and sales contracts and accepting payment; (e) distributing letters, information sheets and other documents to clients; (f) compiling lists of prospective clients and calling on them to obtain new business; (g) travelling between sales areas and clients and transporting samples or goods for sale. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Door-to-door salesperson - Door-to-door sales representative - Party plan salesperson Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Commercial sales representative - 3322 - Street vendor - 9520.

Contact centre salespersons contact existing and prospective customers, using the telephone or other electronic communications media, to promote goods and services, obtain sales and arrange sales visits. They may work from a customer contact centre or from non-centralized premises. Tasks include - (a) promoting goods and services by telephone or electronic mail, following scripts and working from lists of contacts; (b) creating interest in goods and services, and seeking a sale or an agreement to see sales representatives; (c) arranging processing and dispatch of goods and services, information kits and brochures to customers; (d) arranging appointments for sales representatives; (e) recording notes for follow-up action and updating marketing databases to reflect changes to the status of each customer; (f) reporting competitor activities and issues raised by contacts for attention by managers; (g) maintaining statistics of calls made and successes achieved; (h) submitting periodic reports on telemarketing activities and results. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Call centre salesperson - Customer contact centre salesperson - Internet salesperson - Telemarketer - Telemarketing salesperson Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Contact centre information clerk - 4222.

Service station attendants sell fuel, lubricants and other automotive products and provide services such as fuelling, cleaning, lubricating and performing minor repairs to motor vehicles. Tasks include - (a) filling fuel tanks and containers to level specified by customer; (b) checking and replenishing air pressure in vehicle tyres, oil and other vehicle fluid levels; (c) washing vehicle windscreens and windows; (d) performing minor repair work to vehicles such as replacing tyres, light bulbs and windscreen wiper blades; (e) maintaining and operating automatic car wash facilities; (f) collecting payments from customers for purchases; (g) cleaning petrol pumps and surrounding driveways, shops and facilities; (h) undertaking stock control and preparing reports on fuel, oil, accessories and other items sold. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Marina attendant - Service station attendant Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Shop sales assistant - 5223 - Service station cashier - 5230 - Food service counter attendant - 5246 Note Workers who accept payment or sell goods in shops at service stations but do not provide forecourt services such as assistance with fuel, lubricants, cleaning and maintenance are excluded from Unit Group 5245: Service Station Attendants.

Food service counter attendants serve customers at food counters and finish preparation of simple food items in restaurants, cafés, hotels, fast food outlets, cafeterias, hospitals and other settings. Tasks include - (a) serving food to customers at counters; (b) ascertaining the products desired by customers, assisting them in making choices and taking orders; (c) cleaning, peeling, slicing and trimming foodstuffs, using manual and electric appliances; (d) preparing simple food items and reheating prepared meals; (e) portioning and wrapping food or placing it directly on plates for service to patrons; (f) packaging takeaway food; (g) stocking refrigerators, salad and buffet bars and keeping records of the quantities of food used; (h) receiving payment for food items purchased. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Cafeteria counter attendant - Salad bar attendant Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Cook - 5120 - Waiter - 5131 - Bartender - 5132 - Kiosk salesperson - 5211 - Market salesperson - 5211 - Street stall salesperson - 5211 - Fast food preparer - 9411 Notes Vendors from street and market stalls of fresh food products not intended for immediate consumption (such as fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy products) are classified in Unit Group 5211: Stall and Market Salespersons. Vendors from street and market stalls of a variety of prepared meals and food items for immediate consumption are classified in Unit Group 5246: Food Service Counter Attendants. Vendors in streets and public places of food and beverages for immediate consumption from pushcarts, trucks, trays or baskets are classified in Unit Group 5212: Street Food Salespersons. Vendors in streets and public places of non-food items (or of pre-packaged non-perishable food items such as confectionery) from pushcarts, trucks, trays or baskets are classified in Unit Group 9520: Street Vendors (excluding Food). Workers who prepare simple food items for immediate consumption, such as hamburger cooks, but have limited direct contact with clients, are classified in Unit Group 9411: Fast Food Preparers. If adapting these categories to national circumstances please note that the aim of separately identifying vendors of food items for immediate consumption is to ensure that jobs that require skills in service, basic preparation and hygienic handling of food are identified. Food service counter attendants generally serve a wider range of more elaborate products and meals than street food salespersons and do not generally transport food using, or sell food from, equipment such as handcarts, bicycles or baskets.

This unit group includes sales workers not classified elsewhere in Sub-major Group 52: Sales workers. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Rental salesperson.