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AI Work Index

Headline risk

60%

Very High Risk

Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers

United States AI Work IndexISCO 4110title_match

United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.

25.3 current · 22.8 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $35K

Median annual wage

Demand -10%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 2

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Sell goods or services door-to-door or on the street.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 29% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 34,530

Employment 2024

25.3K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-10.0%

Openings (2024–34)

2.7K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 23,44025th pctl: USD 31,200Median: USD 34,53075th pctl: USD 42,970Top 10%: USD 55,970

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: No formal educational credential Experience: —

Role Profile

Customer serviceSpeaking and listeningInterpersonal

Tasks

  • 1. Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Answer questions about product features and benefits. AI use: 97%
  • 3. Develop prospect lists. AI use: 96%
  • 4. Deliver merchandise and collect payment. AI use: 0%
  • 5. Write and record orders for merchandise or enter orders into computers. AI use: 99%
  • 6. Distribute product samples or literature that details products or services. AI use: 0%

Technologies

FacebookMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareOperating system softwareRoute mapping softwareWeb browser software

Requirements

Telework: 15.7%Telework: 84.3%License required: 5.3%License required: 94.7%

Work context

Freedom to Make Decisions 4.8/5
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals 4.8/5
Deal With External Customers or the Public in General 4.7/5
Telephone Conversations 4.5/5
Contact With Others 4.5/5
E-Mail 4.5/5

Worker profile

Median age 40.8 · 254K employed

Under 25: 22% · 25–54: 54% · 55+: 25%

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