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Sales Assistants (General)
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Sales Assistants (General)
Sales Assistants (General) sell goods and services, such as food, clothing, hardware, household appliances, office supplies and cosmetics, in retail and wholesale establishments.
Fun facts
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Stable Future Growth
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961 Weekly Pay Before Tax
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28% full-time Full-Time Share
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68% female Gender Share
Tasks
There are many tasks done by sales assistants (general). A few are listed below:
- determining customer requirements and advising on product range, price, delivery, warranties and product use and care
- demonstrating and explaining to customers the establishment's goods and services
- selling food, beverages, clothing, footwear and other personal and household goods and services
- accepting payment for goods and services by a variety of payment methods and preparing sales invoices
- assisting with the ongoing management of stock such as product inventories and participating in stocktakes
- stacking and displaying goods for sale, and wrapping and packing goods sold
Specific occupations
- Sales Assistant (General)
- Retail Sales Assistant
- Clothing Sales Assistant
- Cosmetic Sales Assistant
- Fast Food Sales Assistant
- Hardware Sales Assistant