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salesperson

vr.tr.salesperson · SOC.PER

Let an agent describe the salesperson as an occupation, its kinds, skills and working conditions, relay classification and labour information from official sources, and distinguish it from related commercial roles.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe the salesperson as an occupation, its kinds, skills and working conditions, relay classification and labour information from official sources, and distinguish it from related commercial roles.

A person whose occupation is selling goods or services to customers, in shops, markets, showrooms, by visiting clients, by telephone or online, including specialised traders such as florists, auctioneers, second-hand dealers and merchants of particular goods; salespeople advise customers, negotiate, process transactions and are often paid partly by commission.

What it is for: Selling goods and services to customers.

It can be describe the occupation and its kinds; relay classification and labour statistics; explain skills and training; distinguish related roles.

Distinguishing features

Direct dealing with customers

Commission-based pay common

Wide range of goods and settings

Regulated in some sectors

What it looks like

A person serving customers in a shop, showroom, market or by remote contact; no defining physical form.

How it is recognised

Occupation of selling to customers

Retail, wholesale, field and remote forms

Buyers, marketers and cashiers are related but distinct roles

Related models

is a kind of - in the ISCO classification

services and sales worker

works in - and other sectors

retail

is contrasted with - the purchasing role

buyer

is related to - the activity

sales

In practice

Families and kinds

retail sales assistants

field and business-to-business sales representatives

telephone and online salespeople

specialised traders such as florists, auctioneers and antique or second-hand dealers

historical trades such as spirit sellers and porcelain merchants

Identifiers

ISCO-08 52 sales workers

national occupation codes per country

Standards and regulation

Consumer protection and fair trading law

Licensing for auctioneers and dealers in some jurisdictions

Employment and commission pay rules

Failure modes and hazards

Mis-selling and high-pressure practices

Precarious commission pay

Confusing retail with professional sales roles

Also called

floristauctioneerartificial floristsecond-hand goods dealerbrandewijn sellerporcelain merchanttraveling salespersondrug dealerLaukkuryssätraveling photography salespersonmarket merchantbandlkramerhunchback merchantexhibitorshoe salesmansales representativecanvas dealerAlloffilm sales agentSalesperson specialising in foodstuffsuranium dealertavernmanVRPhot dog vendortrip advisorfishmongerBiznaguerostock and station agentautomobile salespersonpotion seller

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.salesperson

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Role What a salesperson does.

Definition.

Work

The work.

Work

Work.

  1. What does a salesperson do, and in what settings? definition
  2. Is the question about a salesperson or a related commercial role? boundary

Kinds

Kinds.

Kinds

Kinds.

  1. What kinds of sales roles and specialised trades exist? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific trade? action
Practice Skills and pay.

Practice.

Skills

Skills and training.

Skills

Skills.

  1. What skills and training are expected, and how are they acquired? provenance
  2. Which entry fits sales training? action

Pay

Pay and conditions.

Pay

Pay.

  1. How are salespeople paid, and what do labour statistics show, with sources? measurement
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Rules Law and ethics.

Regulation.

Law

Consumer law.

Law

Law.

  1. What consumer protection and licensing rules apply to selling? provenance
  2. Is the user asking about a specific dispute, which needs a consumer body or lawyer? boundary

Ethics

Ethics.

Ethics

Ethics.

  1. What ethical standards and codes apply to sales practice? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
Context History and change.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did the occupation develop from itinerant traders to modern retail and online sales? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of retail? action

Change

Change.

Change

Change.

  1. How are automation and online commerce changing sales roles, with findings attributed? provenance
  2. Which entry fits e-commerce? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should specialised traders be separate entries?
  • How should occupation classifications be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific trades; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON