952 Street Vendors (excluding Food)

Street vendors (excluding food) sell a usually limited range of goods (excluding food for immediate consumption) in streets and public places such as stations, cinemas or theatres. Tasks include - (a) buying or receiving items for sale, or making simple items; (b) loading and unloading baskets, trays, pushcarts, bicycles, hand-trucks or other vehicles, to transport goods to the streets or public places such as stations or cinemas; (c) displaying goods or calling out to attract customers’ attention; (d) approaching potential customers on streets, or by going from house to house, to offer goods for sale; (e) receiving immediate payment. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Hawker - Newspaper vendor - Pedlar Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Market salesperson - 5211 - Street stall salesperson - 5211 - Street food vendor - 5212 - Door-to-door sales representative - 5243 - Free newspaper distributor - 9510 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).