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

Definition

Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.

2004 employment: 239,000
Projected 2004-14 employment change: decline
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Short-term on-the-job training

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Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers

2004 employment: 239,000
2014 projected employment: 221,000
Change — numeric: -18,000; percent: -7.4%
2004 median annual earnings: $22,570; earnings group: low
2004 self-employed: 92.0%
2004 part-time employment: very high
2004 unemployment: high
Typical education and training: Short-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 40.7%; some college: 32.5%; bachelor's degree: 26.8%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
— National
U.S.:	$25,350
— by State
AL:	$33,430
AK:	n.a.
AZ:	$22,020
CA:	$22,260
CO:	$27,240
CT:	$36,670
FL:	$26,300
GA:	$26,120
HI:	$32,950
ID:	$35,280
IL:	$28,840
IA:	n.a.
KS:	$23,380
KY:	$33,480
LA:	$37,900
ME:	$24,790
MD:	$20,080
MA:	$26,560
MI:	$30,080
MN:	$26,140
MS:	$32,140
MO:	$19,190
MT:	$23,630
NV:	$34,460
NJ:	$26,850
NM:	$13,520
NY:	$27,290
NC:	n.a.
OH:	$28,660
OK:	$27,250
OR:	$24,910
PA:	$25,760
SC:	$27,230
TN:	$27,080
UT:	$26,180
VA:	$21,320
WA:	$20,660
WI:	$17,960
PR:	$15,430
— by NAICS Industry Sector
23	$23,160
42	$33,480
44-45	$26,150
48-49	$22,900
51	$26,160
54	$22,180
55	$17,120
56	$27,820
61	$24,530
62	$18,760
71	$16,240
72	$22,880
81	$23,220
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers

Full-time wage and salary workers, 2004
Employment Median weekly earnings
$ W/M ratio
Women
(emp.) (earn.) 23,000 n.a. -
Men
(emp.) (earn.) 38,000 n.a.
All workers
(emp.) (earn.) 61,000 $442

source: Current Population Survey; about this section

1999 employment and earnings distribution, year-round full-time workers

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers

	Percentile earnings distribution
	10th	25th	50th	75th	90th
All workers employment: 56,450 average earnings: $31,000	$8,000	$14,000	$23,000	$36,000	$60,000
Men employment: 34,140 average earnings: $31,000	$10,000	$16,000	$26,000	$40,000	$65,000
Women employment: 22,310 average earnings: $24,000	$5,000	$11,000	$18,000	$30,000	$46,000

source: Bureau of the Census; about this section

2004 Fatal occupational injuries by occupation and event or exposure

Occupation	Fatalities: Event or exposure
Occupation	Total	Tran.	Viol.	Cont.	Falls	Expo.	Fires
Advertising sales agents	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers	22	16	3	3	-	-	-

source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program; about this section