Retail Salespersons: where your skills can take you
Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.
Usual study level (from US data): Cert II–III (TAFE, often Fee-Free; apprenticeship/traineeship routes count)
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Three moves that use what a retail salesperson already knows
Ranked by how much of the job's skills and knowledge carries over. Each one says what the move usually costs in study.
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
🧰 Your current job already uses bringing people around to an idea, looking after customers and clients, reading people and negotiating.
🎓 No more study. The most common level in Australia is Year 12 or below (41%).
🔎 Find courses for this job on training.gov.au ↗
Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.
Advertising Sales Agents
🧰 Your current job already uses bringing people around to an idea, looking after customers and clients, reading people and negotiating.
🎓 A degree. More study than your current job. The most common level in the US is a bachelor's degree (52%).
🔎 Find degrees on Course Seeker ↗ (type the job's name there)
Sell or solicit advertising space, time, or media in publications, signage, TV, radio, or Internet establishments or public spaces.
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
🧰 Your current job already uses bringing people around to an idea, reading people, negotiating and looking after customers and clients.
🎓 No more study. The most common level in Australia is Year 12 or below (38%).
🔎 Find courses for this job on training.gov.au ↗
Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.
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