AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 41-9091.00
Will AI replace Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers?
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers: AI can already handle 10 of 12 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 12 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers, from most to least exposed. 10 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer questions about product features and benefits. | Observed | Efficient | |
| Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Deliver merchandise and collect payment. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Write and record orders for merchandise or enter orders into computers. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Arrange buying parties and solicit sponsorship of such parties to sell merchandise. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Distribute product samples or literature that details products or services. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Circulate among potential customers or travel by foot, truck, automobile, or bicycle to deliver or sell merchandise or services. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Set up and display sample merchandise at parties or stands. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Order or purchase supplies. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Stock carts or stands. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Develop prospect lists. | Observed | Standard | |
| Persuade customers to purchase merchandise or services. | Estimated | Standard |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 12 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 10 of 12. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 2,760
- Median annual wage
- $41,380
- Middle half of earners
- $36,470 to $47,390
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- -10.0%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Driver/Sales Workers 67% skill overlap, about 12 months to move Exposure19
- Retail Salespersons 65% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure36
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel 63% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure61
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products 62% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure41
- Telemarketers 59% skill overlap, about 15 months to move Exposure42
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers and AI
Will AI replace Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers?
AI already handles 10 of the 12 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 71 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by -10.0% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers?
71 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 2 of the 12 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 10 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Answer questions about product features and benefits; Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products; Deliver merchandise and collect payment. They are three of the 10 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers, and what do they earn?
2,760 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $41,380 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -10.0% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/door-to-door-sales-workers-news-and-street-vendors-and-related-workers
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