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Ocupacions

Sales assistant

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Counter assistant Department store sales assistant Filling station sales assistant Garden centre sales assistant Hypermarket sales assistant Outlet centre sales assistant Sales assistant Saleswoman Seller Senior sales assistant Supermarket sales assistant Trainee sales assistant

Sales assistants represent the direct contact with clients. They provide general advice to customers.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Determining customer requirements and advising on product range, price, delivery, warranties and product use and care;
(b) Demonstrating and explaining to customers the establishment's goods and services;
(c) Selling goods and services, accepting payment by a variety of payment methods, preparing sales invoices and recording sales using cash registers;
(d) Assisting with the ongoing management of stock such as product inventories and participating in stock takes;
(e) Stacking and displaying goods for sale, and wrapping and packing goods sold.

Knowledge

  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Work skills
  • Materials (glass, paper, plastic and wood)

Digital competencies

  • Selling products or services
  • Promoting products, services, or programs
  • Developing professional relationships or networks
  • Executing financial transactions
  • Purchasing goods or services

Digital competencies

  • Creating visual displays and decorations

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Working efficiently
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Physical and engineering science technicians

Mining and metallurgical technicians

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Mining and metallurgical technicians

63.592

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

43,02%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-,51% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

58,99%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

59,38%

Part-time contracts

1,38% Turnover index

20.259

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-1%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

70%

30%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Physical and engineering science technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Mining and metallurgical technicians

No experience
9%
Less than 1 year
45%
Between 1 and 2 years
14%
Between 2 and 4 years
18%
Between 4 and 8 years
4%
More than 8 years
10%
Manufacturing
29%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
29%
Transportation and storage
9%
Education
8%
Construction
5%
Others
20%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.