College of San Mateo Sales

Plan, direct, or coordinate activities of an organization or department that provides lodging and other accommodations. Read more about lodging managers in our career profile section.

Coordinate activities of staff and convention personnel to make arrangements for group meetings and conventions. Read more about meeting and convention planners in our career profile section.

Plan, organize, and conduct long distance cruises, tours, and expeditions for individuals and groups. Read more about travel guides in our career profile section.

Provide services to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard ships, buses, trains, or within the station or terminal. Perform duties, such as greeting passengers, explaining the use of safety equipment, serving meals or beverages, or answering questions related to travel. Read more about transportation attendants, except flight attendants and baggage porters in our career profile section.

Directly supervise sales workers in a retail establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties. Read more about supervisors - retail sales workers in our career profile section.

Receive orders for repairs, rentals, and services. May describe available options, compute cost, and accept payment. Read more about counter & rental clerks in our career profile section.

Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store. Read more about parts salespersons in our career profile section.

Sell merchandise, such as furniture, motor vehicles, appliances, or apparel in a retail establishment. Read more about retail salespersons in our career profile section.

Plan and sell transportation and accommodations for travel agency customers. Determine destination, modes of transportation, travel dates, costs, and accommodations required. Read more about travel agents in our career profile section.

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers where technical or scientific knowledge is required in such areas as biology, engineering, chemistry, and electronics, normally obtained from at least 2 years of post-secondary education. Read more about sales representatives, technical & scientific in our career profile section.

Sell business goods or services, the selling of which requires a technical background equivalent to a baccalaureate degree in engineering. Read more about sales engineers in our career profile section.

Solicit orders for goods or services over the telephone. Read more about telemarketers in our career profile section.

Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street. Read more about door-to-door, news stand & street sales workers in our career profile section.

Accommodate hotel, motel, and resort patrons by registering and assigning rooms to guests, issuing room keys, transmitting and receiving messages, keeping records of occupied rooms and guests' accounts, making and confirming reservations, and presenting statements to and collecting payments from departing guests. Read more about hotel, motel & resort desk clerks in our career profile section.

Make and confirm reservations and sell tickets to passengers and for large hotel or motel chains. May check baggage and direct passengers to designated concourse, pier, or track; make reservations, deliver tickets, arrange for visas, contact individuals and groups to inform them of package tours, or provide tourists with travel information, such as points of interest, restaurants, rates, and emergency service. Read more about reservation, transportation ticket agents & travel clerks in our career profile section.