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Driver/Sales Workers
Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.
What a driver/sales worker does
Become a driver/sales worker
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good driver/sales worker
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $29 per hour with an average salary of $46,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $21 and $29 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $5,800 and $42,000 per year.
- 40% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $26 per hour with an average salary of $25,300 per year.
Driver/sales Worker job outlook
- There are 9,163 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 1,774 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 2% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 30% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.