Parts Salespersons
Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.
This is a specialization of
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AI Resilience Score
Score 3/6: balanced factors means AI will assist but humans remain essential
How we calculated this:
34% of tasks can be accelerated by AI
+3% projected (2024-2034)
EPOCH score: 14/25
Key Responsibilities
- Receive payment or obtain credit authorization.
- Assist customers, such as responding to customer complaints and updating them about back-ordered parts.
- Fill customer orders from stock, and place orders when requested items are out of stock.
- Receive and fill telephone orders for parts.
- Locate and label parts, and maintain inventory of stock.
- Prepare sales slips or sales contracts.
- Read catalogs, microfiche viewers, or computer displays to determine replacement part stock numbers and prices.
- Determine replacement parts required, according to inspections of old parts, customer requests, or customers' descriptions of malfunctions.
- Examine returned parts for defects, and exchange defective parts or refund money.
- Manage shipments by researching shipping methods or costs and tracking packages.
Education & Training
Typical Entry Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Time to Job Ready
0-1 years
Based on Job Zone 2. For formal education duration only, see education_duration.
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Based on 260,770 employed workers
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Data from O*NET 30.1 and BLS Occupational Employment Statistics
O*NET Code: 41-2022.00