How to hire driver/sales workers
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Job description template
Copy it, fill in the brackets, and remove anything that does not fit your job. Keep only must-haves you would really turn someone away for.
[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts. • Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers. • Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes. • Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services. • Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages. • Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: High school diploma or equivalent] • Strong active listening, speaking, critical thinking and reading comprehension skills • Working knowledge of customer and personal service and food production • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $18.64 an hour ($38,770 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for driver/sales workers
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- Describe a decision at work where the obvious answer was wrong. How did you work out the better choice?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What driver/sales workers do
- Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.
- Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.
- Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.
- Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.
- Maintain trucks and food-dispensing equipment and clean inside of machines that dispense food or beverages.
- Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for driver/sales workers
- Typical education to start: High school diploma or equivalent (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: Up to 1 month (O*NET)
- Training on the job: Short-term on-the-job training (BLS)
- Job outlook: +7.9% over ten years, faster than average · about 45,500 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay driver/sales workers
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Alaska | $48,420 |
| Iowa | $47,120 |
| Massachusetts | $46,870 |
| Vermont | $46,300 |
| California | $45,600 |
| Wyoming | $26,940 |
| Utah | $26,590 |
| South Carolina | $22,240 |
See driver/sales workers pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: 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 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.