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Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers Salary in San Diego, 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 San Diego, CA have a median annual salary of $42,910. Recorded earnings range from $39,520 at the 10th percentile to $43,840 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

$42,910

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$20.63

Employment

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Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$39,520
10th
$39,520
25th
$42,910
Median
$42,910
75th
$43,840
90th

Local compared with national

San Diego, CA

$42,910

Median annual · 2025

United States

$41,380

Median annual · 2025

The San Diego, CA median is 3.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,530).

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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