Sales promoter - Salary and Career
Trade operators in stores and markets

Sales promoter - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They sell goods in retail or wholesale establishments, helping customers to choose. Control incoming and outgoing goods. They promote the sale of goods, demonstrating their operation, offering them for tasting or distributing samples. They inform about their qualities and acquisition advantages. They display goods in an attractive way, at strategic points of sale, with price tags. They supply points of sale, gondolas and counters and serve customers in stores and markets. Inventory goods for replacement. Produce sales, promotions, demos and price research reports.

How much does an Sales promoter earn

A Sales promoter earns between $1.124 and $2.738 per month, with an average monthly salary of $1.467 and a median salary of $1.308 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 287.339 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Sales promoter

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 1.467 17.602 367 7
1º Quartile 1.124 13.493 281 5
Median Salary 1.308 15.696 327 6
3º Quartile 2.088 25.053 522 10
Higher Salary 2.738 32.851 684 13


Professional job categories

  • Service workers, trade sellers in stores and markets
    • sellers and trade service providers
      • sellers and demonstrators
        • trade operators in stores and markets

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Main workplaces

Trade operators in stores and markets they work as salaried employees, with a formal contract or as self-employed in commercial companies. The work environment is closed, except for the gas station attendant who usually works in the open. They work as a team, with permanent or occasional supervision, during the day, at night and in shifts. They remain standing for long periods. May be exposed to noise, varying temperatures and toxic material.


What does it take to work in the field of Trade operators in stores and markets

In general, for the exercise of the occupations of pharmacy attendant, merchandise demonstrator, sales promoter, merchandise repositor, retail seller and wholesale seller, elementary to high school education is required, which may vary according to the occupation. , fourth grade of elementary school for gas station attendant and up to fourth grade of elementary school for store and market attendant. The average time for professional performance is heterogeneous: three to four years for salespeople, one to two years for pharmacy clerk and less than one year for sales promoter, merchandise demonstrator and merchandiser no professional experience is required for the occupation store and market attendant.


Functions and activities of Sales promoter

Trade operators in stores and markets must:

  • work safely;
  • control goods input and output;
  • promote the sale of products;
  • control incoming and outgoing goods;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • control input and output of goods;
  • display merchandise at points of sale;
  • promote product sale;
  • prepare goods for sale;
  • serve customers;
  • sell products;
  • customer service;
  • exhibiting goods in points of sale;
  • communicate;
  • exhibiting goods at points of sale;
  • show products;
  • exhibit goods at points of sale;
  • promote product sales;
  • service customers;
  • show products;
  • display merchandise in points of sale;
  • control entry and exit of goods;
  • prepare goods for sale;
  • display goods at points of sale;

  • Activities

    • use disposable materials;
    • participate in the definition of the layout of points of sale;
    • demonstrate rhetorical ability;
    • distribute product samples;
    • prepare products for tasting;
    • check the list of merchandise on sale;
    • open shipping packages;
    • offer products for tasting;
    • placing labels on the shelves or shelves;
    • forward requests;
    • visit competition;
    • return rejected goods;
    • check vehicle fluid level;
    • putting labels on the shelves and/or shelves;
    • flag sale goods;
    • check goods by means of invoice and order;
    • offer products;
    • suggest product options;
    • drive customers to the desired merchandise;
    • fill out price survey report;
    • count goods;
    • orient customers;
    • supply points of sale and shelves;
    • demonstrate flexibility;
    • use hand tools and utensils;
    • examine the conditions of the goods (validity and physical condition);
    • check the quantity of goods;
    • establish relationship with customers;
    • receive goods;
    • arrange goods in the warehouse;
    • negotiate points of sale;
    • exchange goods;
    • collect information about product features and benefits;
    • alert customers about risks;
    • issue orders, invoices or invoices;
    • fill in a report of customer approaches and suggestions;
    • inform product warranty time;
    • register entry and exit of goods;
    • deal with diversity;
    • communicate to the department manager about goods close to expiration;
    • remove promotional material;
    • perform telesales;
    • operate fire extinguisher;
    • clean up the injection room;
    • request goods;
    • inform the customer about the delivery of the product;
    • demonstrate sensory ability (smell, taste);
    • deal with the public;
    • storage goods in the warehouse;
    • operate equipment;
    • display products;
    • ensure the cleanliness of the display point;
    • apply basic nursing notions;
    • organize the products according to the store layout;
    • contact customers for possible charges;
    • define a place to display the goods;
    • check orders;
    • putting labels on the shelves or shelves;
    • collect violated, out of place or expired goods;
    • split goods;
    • inform prices and payment methods;
    • budget products for customers;
    • decorate points of sale;
    • describe product qualities and advantages;
    • label goods;
    • assist customers in proofing goods and products (clothes, shoes, makeup, etc.);
    • work as a team;
    • visit customers;
    • refuel vehicles;
    • approach customers;
    • transmit confidence;
    • weigh goods;
    • take orders;
    • instill confidence;
    • replace goods at points of sale;
    • deal with customer complaints and suggestions;
    • handling sharp objects;
    • display the merchandise on sale;
    • isolate goods stacking areas;
    • collecting goods that have been violated, out of place or expired;
    • notify the person in charge of the need to replace goods;
    • communicate to the department manager about goods approaching expiration;
    • identify customer needs;
    • set up display points in stores and markets;
    • request equipment maintenance;
    • separate goods for balance sheet;
    • fill in the tasting and distribution report;
    • guide customers;
    • discard materials of proper disposal;
    • tie into piles of goods;
    • check price change list;
    • stock goods;
    • offer supplementary warranty;
    • fill in sales report;
    • photograph points of sale;
    • overcoming adverse situations;
    • sanitize preparation areas, equipment and utensils;
    • list goods for replacement;
    • demonstrate credibility;
    • demonstrate objectivity;
    • pin promotional material;
    • fill in visit report;
    • search market prices;
    • keep the access corridors and fire extinguisher demarcation area free;
    • demonstrate verbal communication skills;
    • transport goods;
    • notify the customer about promotions;
    • changing vehicle fluids;
    • work as a team;
    • fill out product loss report;
    • demonstrate dynamism;
    • offer free gifts;
    • pack goods;
    • register customers;
    • supply counter;
    • fill in the visit report;
    • handle sharp objects;
    • distribute flyers;
    • wear personal protective equipment (ppe);


    Sectors that hire Sales promoter the most in the job market

    • temporary labor lease
    • sales promotion
    • combined office and administrative support services
    • wholesale of food products in general
    • wholesale of fruits, vegetables, roots, tubers, vegetables and fresh vegetables
    • supply and management of human resources for third parties
    • wholesale of cosmetics and perfumery products
    • other service activities provided mainly to companies
    • other advertising activities
    • wholesale of beer, draft and soft drinks




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