7123- ROUNDSPERSONS AND VAN SALESPERSONS

Job Title: 

ROUNDSPERSONS AND VAN SALESPERSONS

Alternate Titles: 

Dairyman (retail trade: delivery round),Ice-cream salesman,Milkman (milk retailing),Roundsman,Van salesman

Job Description: 

Roundspersons and van salespersons deliver and sell food, drink and other goods by calling on householders or by selling from a mobile shop or van and call on households to collect and receive payment for laundered or similarly serviced articles.

Education: 

No academic qualifications are required but candidates should hold a clean driving licence. Off- and on-the-job training is provided.
Refer The S/NVQ framework for more details

NS-SEC: 

The simplified NS-SEC analytic class for this code is 7
The simplified NS-SEC operational category for this code is 13.3
Refer The National Statistics Socio-economic Classification for more details

Tasks: 


  • loads vehicle with food, drink, or articles that have been laundered, etc.;
  • drives vehicle over established route and parks at recognised stopping places or households;
  • calls at customers? premises and delivers ordered goods;
  • calls out, rings bell or otherwise attracts attention to the items on sale;
  • sells goods, records deliveries, takes further orders or articles requiring servicing and collects cash or prepares bill;
  • returns to depot and hands in unsold goods and cash.
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Source Of Info: 

Office of National Statistics UK