Hawker

Also searched as: Vendedor ambulante

Code 9520.1

What does a Hawker do?

Hawkers sell goods and services on established routes, street and market locations.

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Essential skills

Knowledge

  • product comprehension
  • consumer protection
  • sales argumentation

Skills and competences

  • apply health and safety standards
  • unload supplies
  • ensure client orientation
  • guarantee customer satisfaction
  • ensure product preparation
  • demonstrate products' features
  • maintain work area cleanliness
  • upsell products
  • organise product display
  • carry out active selling
  • process payments
  • use different communication channels

Transversal competences

  • adapt to different weather conditions
  • assist customers
  • negotiate price
  • perform manual work autonomously

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences