Headline risk
61%
Very High RiskDoor-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers
AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
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
Demand outlook
Projections published, but no prose outlook available.
Role Profile
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
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 40.8 · 254K employed
Under 25: 22% · 25–54: 54% · 55+: 25%
Related
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Data quality
Employment data available
Narrative & sources
Important context
This score measures structural AI displacement pressure, not actual job losses. Local wages and demand data are specific to United States AI Work Index; the underlying AI task overlap analysis is consistent across all countries.