Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Also called: Balloon Seller, Beauty Consultant, Beauty Counselor, Book Agent, Book Canvasser, Book Solicitor, Bumboater, Candy Butcher
Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.
What Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers do
Typical tasks
- Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products.
- Develop prospect lists.
- Deliver merchandise and collect payment.
- Write and record orders for merchandise or enter orders into computers.
- Arrange buying parties and solicit sponsorship of such parties to sell merchandise.
- Answer questions about product features and benefits.
- Distribute product samples or literature that details products or services.
- Circulate among potential customers or travel by foot, truck, automobile, or bicycle to deliver or sell merchandise or services.
- Persuade customers to purchase merchandise or services.
- Set up and display sample merchandise at parties or stands.
- Order or purchase supplies.
- Stock carts or stands.
Typical path into the job (BLS)
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers salary
The median annual wage for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers is $41,380 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $32,010 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $51,470. The mean annual wage is $43,850.
The mean hourly wage of $21.00 is 2.9× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →
How does your pay compare with people your age?
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Pay by percentile
Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.
Projected pay for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers (3, 5 and 10 years)est.
Today $41,380 → in 3 years $44,300 → in 5 years $46,400 → in 10 years $51,900 (10-year range $44,700–$60,300). The model assumes pay growth of +2.3% per year.
What drives the annual growth rate
Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →
Outlook score for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.
Will AI replace Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers? AI replacement risk
How AI is changing this job
A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.
AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →
Labor demand for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.
The same job in Japan
| Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers United States | 化粧品訪問販売 Japan | 新聞配達員 Japan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median / average pay | $41,380 | ¥5.58M ≈ $35,461 | ¥4.07M ≈ $25,852 |
| Pay in 10 years (est.) | $51,900 | ¥7.62M | ¥5.14M |
| Outlook score | 35 | 56 | 48 |
| AI replacement risk | 48% Moderate | 44% Moderate | 24% Low |
| Workers | 2,760 | — | — |
Matched by occupation (SOC code). Yen converted at 157.25 JPY/USD for reference; Japanese figures are averages, U.S. figures are medians, and the surveys define occupations differently.
Skills, education and requirements for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Key skills
O*NET skill level ratings (0–7).
Key knowledge areas
What the work involves
Important abilities
Education of workers
Training before entry
Related work experience
Job Zone 2 — some preparation needed (O*NET)
Difficulty of entry: ★☆☆☆☆ Easy to enter (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)
How to become Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
A step-by-step guide for this occupation is being prepared. The education, training and experience data above show the typical path.
Career path and how to earn more as Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by percentile is shown in the Pay section.