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Market vendor

Latest available data: June 2025 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Barrow boy Costermonger Covered market vendor Fish market vendor Flower market vendor Fruit market vendor Indoor market vendor Market seller Market trader Market vendor Outdoor market vendor Street market seller Street market trader Street market vendor Vegetable market vendor

Market vendors sell products such as fruit, vegetables and household products on organised outdoor or indoor market places. They use sales techniques to recommend their goods to passersby.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Obtaining permission to set up a stand at a particular place in streets, markets or other open spaces;
(b) Determining product mix, stock and price levels for goods to be sold;
(c) Buying or contracting a regular supply of goods to be sold from wholesale suppliers or directly from producers;
(d) Erecting and dismantling stalls and stands, and transporting, storing, loading and unloading goods for sale;
(e) Demonstrating and selling goods and accepting payment;
(f) Stacking and displaying goods for sale, and wrapping and packing goods sold;
(g) Keeping accounts and maintaining a record of stock levels.

Knowledge

  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Textiles (clothes, footwear and leather)
  • Food processing
  • Handicrafts
  • Law

Digital competencies

  • Selling products or services
  • Executing financial transactions
  • Promoting products, services, or programs
  • Negotiating and managing contracts and agreements
  • Providing general assistance to people

Digital competencies

  • Creating visual displays and decorations

Personal competencies

  • Supporting others
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Working efficiently
  • Communicating

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Physical and engineering science technicians

Chemical and physical science technicians

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Chemical and physical science technicians

604

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

39,76%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-8,29% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

48,23%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

51,32%

Part-time contracts

1,16% Turnover index

121

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-2%

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

68%

32%

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?

Chemical and physical science technicians

No experience
3%
Less than 1 year
28%
Between 1 and 2 years
10%
Between 2 and 4 years
48%
Between 4 and 8 years
7%
More than 8 years
4%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
34%
Manufacturing
24%
Information and communication
14%
Administrative and support service activities
6%
Education
6%
Others
16%

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.