Retail Salespersons
SOC Code: 41-2031
Retail Salespersonss greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 82.7/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Persuasion, Persuasion, Service Orientation.
AI-Proof Score: 82.7 — Very High
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Median Salary
$34,580
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Job Growth
-0.5%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Persuasion
- •Service Orientation
- •Negotiation
- •Speaking
- •Active Listening
- •Social Perceptiveness
Common Tasks
- ✓Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.
- ✓Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires.
- ✓Compute sales prices, total purchases, and receive and process cash or credit payment.
- ✓Prepare merchandise for purchase or rental.
- ✓Answer questions regarding the store and its merchandise.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation