£14,040
Average salary at age 20
£22,360
Average Salary
38
Average hours per week
Description
Telephone salespersons obtain, receive, process and record telephone orders for goods and services.Main Tasks
- Learns about the product(s)/service(s) to be sold;
- Telephones potential customers, explains purpose of call, discusses their requirements and advises on the goods/services being offered;
- Quotes prices, credit terms and delivery conditions and records details of orders agreed;
- Receives orders for goods/services by telephone and records relevant details;
- Arranges despatch of goods and services, information and/or brochures to customers;
- Maintains record of sales statistics, customers contacted and changes to customer details.
Qualifications
Academic qualifications may be required. Training is typically received on-the-job, supplemented by short courses in practical skills. NVQs/SVQs in Selling are available at Levels 2 and 3.What Telephone salespersons studied in higher education
Occupation | Percentage Value |
---|---|
(L4) Social policy | 1 |
(L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
(W2) Design studies | 7 |
(L3) Sociology | 3 |
(C1) Biology | 1 |
(H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
(F1) Chemistry | 1 |
(C8) Psychology | 5 |
(W1) Fine art | 1 |
(F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
(W3) Music | 4 |
(F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
(W8) Imaginative writing | 1 |
(V4) Archaeology | 1 |
(W6) Cinematics & photography | 3 |
(Q3) English studies | 5 |
(L2) Politics | 2 |
(K1) Architecture | 1 |
(R4) Spanish studies | 1 |
(R1) French studies | 1 |
(N5) Marketing | 2 |
(W4) Drama | 3 |
(M1) Law by area | 1 |
(M2) Law by topic | 1 |
(N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 3 |
(B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 2 |
(P5) Journalism | 3 |
(V5) Philosophy | 1 |
(L1) Economics | 1 |
(I6) Games | 1 |
(N1) Business studies | 11 |
(L5) Social work | 1 |
(X1) Training teachers | 1 |
(N4) Accounting | 1 |
(C6) Sport & exercise science | 3 |
(P3) Media studies | 3 |
(N2) Management studies | 2 |
(V1) History by period | 3 |
(N3) Finance | 1 |
(H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
(L6) Anthropology | 1 |
(I1) Computer science | 5 |
UK Prospects
21700
Workforce Size
1.53%
Predicted decline 2024 - 2027
4290
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027