Collector salespersons and credit agents
£23,986
Average salary
38 hours
Average weekly hours
5.56%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Collector salespersons and credit agents
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 7121
Collector salespersons and credit agents visit private households to obtain orders and collect payments for goods and services.
Common tasks include:
- calls on household, explains purpose of call and displays or describes goods/services on offer;
- emphasises main selling point of goods/services to stimulate customer interest;
- quotes prices and terms, collects any payments and completes hire purchase or credit arrangements;
- distributes advertising literature and sample goods;
- makes follow-up calls to obtain further orders.
Qualifications
No academic qualifications are required. Training is provided on-the-job and may be supplemented by specialist short courses provided by employers.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Collector salespersons and credit agents
Regional employment: Collector salespersons and credit agents
Future employment: Collector salespersons and credit agents
Top 12 industries: Collector salespersons and credit agents
Alternative & related job titles: Collector salespersons and credit agents
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Equality focus: Collector salespersons and credit agents
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£22,421
Female average annual salary
£25,550
Male average annual salary
38
Female average weekly hours
38
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Collector salespersons and credit agents
Workforce gender: Collector salespersons and credit agents
Breakdown by region
£31,286
London - highest annual average salary
£20,336
Yorkshire and the Humber - lowest annual average salary
44
South East (England) - Highest average weekly hours
32
East of England - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Collector salespersons and credit agents
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Collector salespersons and credit agents
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£15,121)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age