Career pathway
Street Vendor
ANZSCO 621713
Employed
580
Part-time share
72%
Female share
49%
Median age
50 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Street Vendors sell goods or services to customers at street or market locations.
What they typically do
- Collects goods and transports them along established routes and to street and market locations.
- Displays and demonstrates goods, and explains the qualities of goods to customers.
- Informs customers of new goods and services.
- Receives payments from customers and gives change.
- Records transactions on customer receipts and sales records.
- Wraps and packages goods sold.
- Develops lists of prospective customers and calls on them to obtain new business.
- Orders and purchases goods for sale, and monitors and maintains stock levels.
- May attract attention by playing music, singing and calling out goods and services for sale.
States and territories
Share of workers by location
QLD
33.3%
NSW
23.8%
VIC
17.2%
WA
9.9%
SA
5.4%
NT
5.2%
TAS
3.6%
ACT
1.2%
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Street Vendor.
No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.