Parts Salespersons
Sales and Related
The day is spent looking up part numbers and prices in catalogs or on a screen, pulling items from stock, and taking phone or counter orders. When something is not on the shelf, the work is placing a restock order and keeping the customer posted, including on back-orders and complaints. Payment, credit checks, and sales slips sit alongside labeling inventory and figuring out the right replacement from a worn part or a description of what failed. The setting is a parts counter or store attached to repair work. It suits people who like matching technical stock to a problem and staying accurate with inventory and paperwork.
Typical education: High School Diploma or GED
Annual Median Wage in Field (2025)
$38'630
Median Wage Market Position
$38'630
What you might do
- Match worn or broken parts to replacements
- Fill orders from stock or reorder items
- Look up part numbers and prices
- Collect payment or get credit approved
- Update customers about late or back-ordered parts
- Label stock and track what is on hand
Skills that matter
- Matching worn parts to replacements
- Reading catalogs for stock numbers and prices
- Filling orders from parts inventory
- Updating customers on back-ordered parts
- Taking parts orders over the phone
- Preparing sales slips and contracts
AI & the future of this role
Catalog search and inventory lookup are increasingly automated, which may reduce time spent finding the right SKU. Matching parts to a specific repair, advising technicians, and counter trust in busy shops still hold up better than pure transaction roles.
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