Sales and Related Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages Peer-group outlier SOC 41-9091

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

Median pay sits 36% below the mid peer in Sales and Related Occupations (neighbors include Sales Engineers, Counter and Rental Clerks, Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel, Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products).

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Same-major-group titles next to Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers: Sales Engineers ($125K) , Counter and Rental Clerks ($41K) , Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel ($70K) , Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products ($72K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 41-9091 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products
  2. 2. Develop prospect lists
  3. 3. Deliver merchandise and collect payment
  4. 4. Write and record orders for merchandise or enter orders into computers
  5. 5. Arrange buying parties and solicit sponsorship of such parties to sell merchandise
  6. 6. Answer questions about product features and benefits
  7. 7. Distribute product samples or literature that details products or services
  8. 8. Circulate among potential customers or travel by foot, truck, automobile, or bicycle to deliver or sell merchandise or services
  9. 9. Persuade customers to purchase merchandise or services
  10. 10. Set up and display sample merchandise at parties or stands
  11. 11. Order or purchase supplies
  12. 12. Stock carts or stands

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers: O*NET ranks Speaking first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 41-9091 - lead skill Speaking at 4.0 ; lead knowledge Customer and Personal Service. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Speaking 4.0
  2. 2. Persuasion 4.0
  3. 3. Social Perceptiveness 3.8
  4. 4. Service Orientation 3.6
  5. 5. Active Listening 3.4
  6. 6. Coordination 3.3
  7. 7. Negotiation 3.3
  8. 8. Reading Comprehension 3.0

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Customer and Personal Service 4.4
  2. 2. Sales and Marketing 4.2
  3. 3. English Language 3.3
  4. 4. Administrative 3.0
  5. 5. Administration and Management 3.0
  6. 6. Education and Training 2.6
Pay vs Sales and Related Occupations peers
-36%
vs mid peer median $64,820
This role $41,380/yr
$41K
National median
↓ -10%
Growth 2024-2034
2,700
Annual openings
2,760
Estimated US jobs
Sales Engineers
Highest-pay peer · $125K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education No formal educational credential

Top Paying States for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

1. North Carolina $37,370
2. Connecticut $37,440
3. Texas $46,040
4. Colorado $38,590
5. Utah $38,990
6. New Jersey $44,370
7. Indiana $39,870
8. Michigan $36,700
9. Missouri $46,380
10. California $39,520

Other Sales and Related Occupations titles

  1. 1. Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $69,990
  2. 2. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $72,080
  3. 3. Models $48,470
  4. 4. Real Estate Brokers $73,220
  5. 5. Counter and Rental Clerks $41,300
  6. 6. Sales Engineers $124,900

Among Sales and Related Occupations peers on this card, Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers sits 36% below the mid peer median ($64,820). Its own median is $41,380.

Employment Projections expect -10% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). About 2,700 annual openings are projected. BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: North Carolina at $37,370. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Sales Engineers at $124,900. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers pay-rank #15 in Sales and Related Occupations

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers sits at pay-rank #15 of 22 detailed Sales and Related Occupations, the middle third of the major-group median table. ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 41-9091 · national median $41,380 · middle third of Sales and Related Occupations (#15/22). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers salary map

State, metro, and percentile for SOC 41-9091

North Carolina · top state for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers

$37K published median

Connecticut · #2 state pay

$37K · behind North Carolina

Sales Engineers

Highest-pay peer vs Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers · $125K

Counter and Rental Clerks

Lower-pay peer beside Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers · $41K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers mid-table among Sales and Related Occupations? ▼
Yes: pay-rank #15 of 22 detailed Sales and Related Occupations, the middle third. Mid-table neighbors: Sales and Related Workers, All Other ($48K), Models ($48K), First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers ($49K), Travel Agents ($50K). ROW_NUMBER on median; title breaks ties.
What do door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers. Leading ones include: 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. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers? ▼
For SOC 41-9091, O*NET importance scores lead with Speaking (4.0), Persuasion (4.0), Social Perceptiveness (3.8), Service Orientation (3.6). Knowledge areas emphasize Customer and Personal Service, Sales and Marketing, English Language. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $41,380 as the national median for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers. The published 10th-90th range is $32,010 to $51,470. Beside Sales Engineers ($124,900), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers is -10%. Projected annual openings: about 2,700. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
What typical entry education does BLS assign to Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers? ▼
BLS assigns No formal educational credential as the typical-education-needed-for-entry category for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers. These are occupation-level labels, not every employer's hiring rule.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers? ▼
North Carolina ($37,370), Connecticut ($37,440), Texas ($46,040) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 41-9091. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics