Grocery clerks and shelf stockers bag and box customers' purchases, carry purchases to customers' vehicles, price items, and stock shelves and display areas. Street vendors set up, display and sell merchandise on sidewalks and at public events. Demonstrators show, describe and sell goods and services in retail and other organizations, at exhibitions and trade shows, and in private homes. This occupational group also includes order fillers, warehouse stock pickers, canvassers and telephone solicitors and telemarketers. Education, Training and Experience People in this group usually must have some high school education.
Most recent entrants have a high school or community college diploma.
Propane and natural gas pump attendants may require an operator's licence. The proportion of part-time workers in these occupations has increased significantly over the last ten years. This rate is among the highest for occupations in the sales and service sectors. A large influx of recent graduates or non-completers looking for work in these occupations is expected to lead to rapid growth in the number of qualified job seekers. As a result, despite significant growth in employment opportunities, the number of job seekers is expected to exceed the number of job openings.