Motor Vehicle or Caravan Salesperson
What the work is
Sells new and used motor cars, motorcycles, trucks, boats, caravans and earthmoving equipment in a retail or wholesale establishment.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Greets customers and assists them in selecting suitable vehicles or equipment
- Demonstrates the features and benefits of different vehicles or equipment to customers
- Provides information on pricing, financing options and warranties
- Negotiates and finalises sales agreements with customers
- Processes paperwork and arranges for the delivery of vehicles or equipment
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a family-owned car yard with a parts counter in a fictional regional city. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A first-car buyer drives off with the right car and a huge grin
- A parts customer arrives with a mystery, and you match the right part from a worn photo
- A customer returns to say the car has been great and sends their brother in
Hard days
- A weekend of test drives with no sales, while the target stays on the wall
- A customer who has fallen for a car they cannot really afford
- A trade customer at the parts counter who is sure he is right, and is not
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 631431, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.