Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.
Work Activities
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Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
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Arrange merchandise and sales promotion displays or issue sales promotion materials to customers.
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Collect coins from vending machines, refill machines, and remove aged merchandise.
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Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.
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Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
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Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.
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Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages.
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Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
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Write customer orders and sales contracts according to company guidelines.
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Review lists of dealers, customers, or station drops and load trucks.
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Call on prospective customers to explain company services or to solicit new business.
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Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
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Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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Near Vision
The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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Food Production
Knowledge of techniques and equipment for planting, growing, and harvesting food products (both plant and animal) for consumption, including storage/handling techniques.
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English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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Currently Employed
22,930
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Yearly Projected Openings
2,260
- Education High school diploma or equivalent
- Work Experience No work experience
- Training Less than 1 month on-the-job training
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Realistic: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.They do well at jobs that need:
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Dependability
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Integrity
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Cooperation
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Stress Tolerance
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Self Control
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Adaptability/Flexibility
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Laser printers
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Laser fax machine
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Dollies
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Delivery trucks
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Bar code reader equipment
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Project management software
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Map creation software
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Inventory management software
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Data base user interface and query software
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Communications server software
