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Demonstrators and Product Promoters — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$39,320

United States, 2025

Employment

64,520

United States, 2025

Typical education

High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Job Zone 2

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

O*NET code
41-9011.00
Job zone
2
Experience required
None

Typical tasks

  • Provide product samples, coupons, informational brochures, or other incentives to persuade people to buy products.
  • Sell products being promoted and keep records of sales.
  • Keep areas neat while working and return items to correct locations following demonstrations.
  • Demonstrate or explain products, methods, or services to persuade customers to purchase products or use services.
  • Record and report demonstration-related information, such as the number of questions asked by the audience or the number of coupons distributed.
  • Suggest specific product purchases to meet customers' needs.
  • Research or investigate products to be presented to prepare for demonstrations.
  • Set up and arrange displays or demonstration areas to attract the attention of prospective customers.

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Salary analysis — United States

$31,200
10th
$35,160
25th
$39,320
Median
$53,640
75th
$63,850
90th

10th percentile

$31,200

25th percentile

$35,160

75th percentile

$53,640

90th percentile

$63,850

Most important skills

  • Active Listening3.9
  • Speaking3.9
  • Persuasion3.5
  • Reading Comprehension3.3
  • Service Orientation3.3
  • Monitoring3.0
  • Social Perceptiveness3.0
  • Coordination3.0
  • Writing3.0
  • Complex Problem Solving3.0
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.0
  • Time Management3.0

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 13 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

13

Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.

Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Speaking3.93.9Not selected3.9
Active Listening3.93.6Not selected3.6
Persuasion3.53.9Not selected3.9
Reading Comprehension3.33.3Not selected3.3
Service Orientation3.33.1Not selected3.1
Social Perceptiveness3.03.3Not selected3.3
Coordination3.03.3Not selected3.3
Monitoring3.03.1Not selected3.1
Writing3.03.0Not selected3.0
Critical Thinking3.03.0Not selected3.0
Time Management3.02.9Not selected2.9
Judgment and Decision Making3.02.6Not selected2.6
Complex Problem Solving3.02.4Not selected2.4

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
Los Angeles, CA$60,0406,4002025
Kingsport, TN$59,4802025
Detroit, MI$57,8304302025
Tulsa, OK$52,2502025
Grand Rapids, MI$52,0602025
Kalamazoo, MI$51,7302025
MI$50,2901,3602025
Napa, CA$50,0301,0102025
Indianapolis, IN$49,4602025
NY$49,1504,5102025
Albany, NY$49,0201502025
Traverse City, MI$47,960702025
IN$47,6305302025
RI$47,600502025
MA$47,5901,0002025
Rochester, NY$47,5401602025
Boston, MA$47,5108102025
Chico, CA$46,760802025
CA$46,22018,1402025
San Jose, CA$46,0605702025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.