The Collar360

Sales assistant

Other names

department store sales assistant, hypermarket sales assistant, senior sales assistant, supermarket sales assistant, filling station sales assistant, counter assistant, seller, outlet centre sales assistant, saleswoman, trainee sales assistant, garden centre sales assistant

Sales representatives

Sales assistants represent the direct contact with clients.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Greet customers and ascertain what each customer wants or needs.

  2. 2

    Recommend, select, and help locate or obtain merchandise based on customer needs and desires.

  3. 3

    Compute sales prices, total purchases, and receive and process cash or credit payment.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
vendeur/vendeuse
español
vendedor/vendedora
العربية
مساعد مبيعات / مساعدة مبيعات
português
Assistente de vendas
Deutsch
Verkäufer/Verkäuferin
italiano
assistente di vendita

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