Street Vendors and Related Salespersons

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• collecting goods and transporting them along established routes to door-to-door areas and to street and market locations
• displaying and demonstrating goods and explaining the qualities of goods to customers
• informing customers of new goods and services
• receiving payments from customers and giving change
• recording transactions on customer receipts and sales records
• wrapping and packaging goods sold
• developing lists of prospective customers and calling on them to obtain new business
• ordering and purchasing goods for sale and monitoring and maintaining stock levels
• may attract attention by playing music singing and calling out goods and services for sale

If you are fascinated by the process of extracting minerals from the earth, are mathematically-minded with keen problem-solving abilities, would enjoy the challenge of operating big machinery, or want to be part of the discovery of the next oil field, then the Mining Industry is definitely a sector you should be exploring on your journey to discover a career.The Mining Industry has been a powerful driver of the Australian economy for some time, having experienced some of the fastest industry job-growth rates over the past ten years, and there are predictions of further growth. The Mining sector employs people from a range of skill sets, and some roles offer the chance for travel interstate, or even abroad to work for companies that have interests overseas. 

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