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

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers in Portland, OR have a median annual salary of $39,970, with 90 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,620 at the 10th percentile to $44,540 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

$39,970

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$19.22

Employment

90

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,620
10th
$39,720
25th
$39,970
Median
$39,970
75th
$44,540
90th

Local compared with national

Portland, OR

$39,970

Median annual · 2025

United States

$41,380

Median annual · 2025

The Portland, OR median is 3.4% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,410).

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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