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U.S. Department of Labor
Industry: Government; Labor
Number of terms: 77176
Number of blossaries: 0
Company Profile:
A professional who sells books in book or department store. Respnsibilities include: * Suggests selection of books, based on knowledge of current literature and familiarity with publishers' catalogs and book reviews. * Arranges books on shelves and racks according to type, author, or subject matter. * Performs other duties as described under salesperson master title. * May specialize in selling technical publications.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells brass, percussion, stringed, and woodwind musical instruments, musical accessories, equipment, and supplies. Respnsibilities include: * Explains function, mechanisms, and care of musical instruments to customer. * Demonstrates and discusses quality of tone and variations in instruments of different prices. * Performs other duties as described under salesperson master title. * May make repairs. * May solicit business of orchestras or other musical groups. * May rent instruments to customers and prepare rental contracts.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells pets and pet accessories, equipment, food, and remedies. Respnsibilities include: * Advises customer on care, training, feeding, living habits, and characteristics of pets, such as dogs, cats, birds, fish, and hamsters. * Explains use of equipment, such as aquarium pumps and filters. * Feeds and provides water for pets. * Performs other duties as described under salesperson master title. * May clean cages and tanks. * May suggest remedies for certain animal diseases or recommend services of veterinarian.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells phonograph records and tape recordings in music store, record shop, or department store, performing duties as described under salesperson master title. * Assists customers in selection of instrumental and vocal recordings in musical categories, such as popular, classical, folk, and religious, using knowledge of available releases, catalogs, and lists. * May also sell recording maintenance equipment and supplies.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells photographic and optical equipment and supplies, such as cameras, projectors, film, and binoculars. Respnsibilities include: * Demonstrates equipment to customer and explains functioning of various cameras, filters, lenses, and other photographic accessories. * Receives film for processing. * Performs other duties as described under salesperson master title. * May repair photographic or optical equipment.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells books and sheet music for instrumental and vocal groups or soloists, utilizing knowledge of composers, compositions, and types of music, such as classical, popular, and sacred. * Performs duties as described under salesperson master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells sporting goods and athletic equipment. Respnsibilities include: * Advises customer on type of equipment for specific purposes, such as length of golf club, size of grip on tennis racket, weight of bowling ball, length of skis and poles, and caliber and make of gun or rifle. * Explains care of equipment, regulations of games, and fish and game laws. * Informs customer of areas for hunting, fishing, or skiing, and cost of such outings. * Performs other duties as described under salesperson master title. * May repair sporting goods.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells stamps or coins, or both, to collectors. Respnsibilities include: * Locates stamp or coin desired by customer. * Discusses value of items with customer. * Performs other duties as described under salesperson master title. * May appraise and classify stamps or coins, using magnifier and catalogs. * May buy coins or stamps from collectors and wholesalers for resale.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells toy trains, model train kits, and accessories, such as tracks, batteries, tunnels, and signal lights, performing duties as described under salesperson master title.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who sells paintings, art materials, curios, and mirror and picture frames, performing duties as described under salesperson master title.
Industry:Professional careers