"With so many shopping choices online, I try to remind our customers of the value of human connection. I help them find what they need in our store, listen while they decide which pieces work for them, and encourage them to combine pieces in ways they may not have thought of if they were just clicking on images on their computer screen. I believe our customers keep coming back for the lively face-to-face conversations and the ongoing relationship with a local business that cares about their experience."

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Job Description

SOC Code: 41-2031

Retail Salespersons sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel to consumers.*

*Source: This information is based on O*NET™ data. O*NET is a trademark registered to the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.

Top Job Skills:

• Customer service
• Greet customers
• Process sales
• Calculate costs of goods
• Set up merchandise displays

General Work Activities:

• Mental Processes
  • Review laws or regulations to maintain professional knowledge
  • Reconcile records of sales or other financial transactions
• Interacting With Others
  • Answer customer questions about goods or services
  • Demonstrate products to consumers
  • Advise customers on the use of products or services
  • Explain technical product or service information to customers
  • Monitor inventories of products or materials
• Information Input
  • Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs
• Work Output
  • Maintain records of sales or other business transactions
  • Prepare sales or other contracts

Source: SC Works Online Services (SCWOS)

*All data is factual, but names, Images, and quotations have been adapted to protect the Identity of employees and businesses.

Job Statistics

 

Examples of Workforce Areas with Job Openings

• Midlands
• Greenville
• Trident
• Waccamaw
• Worklink
• Upstate

Source: SC Works Online Services. Ask an SC Works representative for more information about postings in your area.

Examples of Employers with Job Openings

• TSW Auto Mall
• Spectrum
• Bridgestone Americas
• Nordstrom
• Walmart
• Hendrick Automotive Company

Source: SC Works Online Services. Ask an SC Works representative for more information about postings in your area

Related Occupations

• Demonstrators and Product Promoters
• Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
• Stockers and Order Fillers

NOTE: All data based on state averages. Information may vary depending on region, experience, and specific employment situation. Last Updated: 2025

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