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Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers Salary in CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers in CA have a median annual salary of $39,520, with 560 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,090 at the 10th percentile to $62,830 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$39,520

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$19.00

Employment

560

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,090
10th
$35,090
25th
$39,520
Median
$46,050
75th
$62,830
90th

Local compared with national

CA

$39,520

Median annual · 2025

United States

$41,380

Median annual · 2025

The CA median is 4.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,860).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.0
  2. 2.PersuasionImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Service OrientationImportance 3.6
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.4
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 3.3
  7. 7.NegotiationImportance 3.3
  8. 8.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.0
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  10. 10.WritingImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  12. 12.MonitoringImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Less than a High School Diploma
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Facebook
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Route mapping software
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Explain products or services and prices and demonstrate use of products.
  • Develop prospect lists.
  • Deliver merchandise and collect payment.
  • Write and record orders for merchandise or enter orders into computers.
  • Arrange buying parties and solicit sponsorship of such parties to sell merchandise.
  • Answer questions about product features and benefits.
  • Distribute product samples or literature that details products or services.
  • Circulate among potential customers or travel by foot, truck, automobile, or bicycle to deliver or sell merchandise or services.
  • Persuade customers to purchase merchandise or services.
  • Set up and display sample merchandise at parties or stands.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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