65109 – Other sales related occupations

Lead statement

Demonstrators and direct distributors sell products and services by phone or in person at home demonstrations or trade shows.

Main duties

• Contact potential customers by phone or through personal contacts
• Arrange sales demonstration appointments, and show, describe and sell goods or services at wholesale, retail and industrial establishments, at exhibitions, trade shows or directly to individual customers or at sales parties and private homes
• Deliver purchased goods to customers.
• Solicit sales and sell merchandise to residents of private homes
• Set up and display merchandise on sidewalks or at public events to sell to the public.
• Contact businesses or private individuals, by telephone, to solicit sales for goods or services.

Employment requirements

• Some secondary school education is usually required. A high school diploma may be required by some employers.
• Self-employed street vendors and door-to-door salespersons may require a municipal merchant's permit.

Example job titles

canvasser - retail · direct seller · demonstrator - retail · direct distributor - retail · beauty products representative - home sales · promotions demonstrator · door-to-door salesperson · newspaper vendor · street vendor · canvassing agent · telemarketer · telephone sales clerk · telephone salesperson · telephone solicitor

Wages (per hour)

Source: Job Bank wages, 2025 release (ESDC). Low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles.