Sales Demonstrator
What the work is
Displays and demonstrates goods at commercial premises, exhibitions and private homes.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Sets up displays of products at commercial premises, exhibitions and private homes
- Demonstrates the features and benefits of goods to potential customers
- Explains specifications, pricing and warranty information to customers
- Offers samples, pamphlets and catalogues advertising goods for sale to customers
- Takes orders and payments from customers, or directs customers to sales counters
- Maintains inventory of demonstration materials and ensures they are in good working condition
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a home and garden expo, a call centre desk and a shop window display for a fictional kitchenware brand. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- A crowd gathers around your demonstration and someone says that is exactly what they needed
- A window display you built draws people in from across the street
- A phone call that ends with the other person laughing and thanking you for being straight
Hard days
- Saying the same pitch for the fortieth time to people who walk past without looking
- A call where someone hangs up as soon as you say hello
- Being asked to say something about the product that you know is not quite true
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 619133, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.