# Parts Salespersons

> Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 41-2022.00
- **Summary:** Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.

## Aliases

- Parts Consultant
- Parts Counterperson
- Parts Salesman
- Parts Salesperson
- Parts Advisor
- Parts Counter Salesperson
- Parts Counterman
- Parts Person
- Parts Specialist
- Wholesale Parts Salesperson
- Appliance Parts Counter Clerk
- Automotive Parts Clerk (Auto Parts Clerk)

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Receive payment or obtain credit authorization. | Core | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Assist customers, such as responding to customer complaints and updating them about back-ordered parts. | Core | 4.A.4.a.1.a |
| Fill customer orders from stock, and place orders when requested items are out of stock. | Core | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Receive and fill telephone orders for parts. | Core | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Locate and label parts, and maintain inventory of stock. | Core | 4.A.4.c.3.g |
| Prepare sales slips or sales contracts. | Core | 4.A.3.b.6.m |
| Read catalogs, microfiche viewers, or computer displays to determine replacement part stock numbers and prices. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.n |
| Determine replacement parts required, according to inspections of old parts, customer requests, or customers' descriptions of malfunctions. | Core | 4.A.1.a.1.n |
| Examine returned parts for defects, and exchange defective parts or refund money. | Core | 4.A.1.b.2.j |
| Manage shipments by researching shipping methods or costs and tracking packages. | Core | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Mark and store parts in stockrooms, according to prearranged systems. | Core | 4.A.3.a.2.ak |
| Maintain and clean work and inventory areas. | Core | 4.A.3.a.1.c |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Process sales or other transactions. | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Order materials, supplies, or equipment. | 4.A.4.c.3.e |
| Explain technical product or service information to customers. | 4.A.4.a.1.a |
| Monitor inventories of products or materials. | 4.A.4.c.3.g |
| Arrange delivery of goods or services. | 4.A.4.b.4.j |
| Clean work areas. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Analyze shipping information to make routing decisions. | 4.A.2.a.4.g |
| Calculate shipping costs. | 4.A.2.b.1.a |
| Gather customer or product information to determine customer needs. | 4.A.1.a.1.n |
| Take product orders from customers. | 4.A.4.c.1.c |
| Prepare sales or other contracts. | 4.A.3.b.6.m |
| Advise customers on the use of products or services. | 4.A.4.b.6.b |
| Examine condition of property or products. | 4.A.1.b.2.j |
| Stock products or parts. | 4.A.3.a.2.ak |
| Demonstrate products to consumers. | 4.A.4.a.6.c |
| Set up merchandise displays. | 4.A.3.a.2.h |
| Measure product or material dimensions. | 4.A.1.b.3.a |
| Repair parts or assemblies. | 4.A.3.b.4.b |

## Capabilities

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Customer and Personal Service | knowledge | 4.44 |
| Sales and Marketing | knowledge | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | essential_skill | 4 |
| Speaking | essential_skill | 4 |
| Oral Comprehension | ability | 4 |
| Oral Expression | ability | 4 |
| Administration and Management | knowledge | 3.98 |
| Near Vision | ability | 3.88 |
| Administrative | knowledge | 3.87 |
| Computers and Electronics | knowledge | 3.81 |
| Persuasion | transferable_skill | 3.75 |
| Written Comprehension | ability | 3.75 |
| Speech Recognition | ability | 3.75 |
| Reading Comprehension | essential_skill | 3.62 |
| Service Orientation | transferable_skill | 3.62 |
| Speech Clarity | ability | 3.62 |
| English Language | knowledge | 3.57 |
| Information Ordering | ability | 3.5 |
| Economics and Accounting | knowledge | 3.46 |
| Social Perceptiveness | transferable_skill | 3.38 |
| Written Expression | ability | 3.38 |
| Production and Processing | knowledge | 3.34 |
| Personnel and Human Resources | knowledge | 3.27 |
| Critical Thinking | essential_skill | 3.25 |
| Problem Sensitivity | ability | 3.25 |
| Inductive Reasoning | ability | 3.25 |
| Mathematics | knowledge | 3.22 |
| Monitoring | essential_skill | 3.12 |
| Mechanical | knowledge | 3.12 |
| Category Flexibility | ability | 3.12 |
| Writing | essential_skill | 3 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Time Management | transferable_skill | 3 |
| Deductive Reasoning | ability | 3 |
| Flexibility of Closure | ability | 3 |
| Perceptual Speed | ability | 3 |
| Selective Attention | ability | 3 |
| Finger Dexterity | ability | 3 |
| Education and Training | knowledge | 2.89 |
| Active Learning | essential_skill | 2.88 |

## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Active Listening | Common Skill |
| Speech Recognition | Specialized Skill |
| Reading Comprehension | Common Skill |
| English Language | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Word | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Excel | Common Skill |
| Information Ordering | Specialized Skill |
| Social Perceptiveness | Common Skill |
| Inductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Critical Thinking | Common Skill |
| Mathematics | Common Skill |
| Writing | Common Skill |
| Time Management | Common Skill |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Common Skill |
| Microsoft Outlook | Common Skill |
| Finger Dexterity | Common Skill |
| Deductive Reasoning | Common Skill |
| Adobe Acrobat | Specialized Skill |
| Negotiation | Common Skill |
| Instructing | Specialized Skill |
| Complex Problem Solving | Common Skill |
| Active Learning | Common Skill |
| Telecommunications | Specialized Skill |
| Visualization | Specialized Skill |
| Psychology | Specialized Skill |
| Learning Strategies | Specialized Skill |
| Systems Analysis | Specialized Skill |
| Equipment Selection | Specialized Skill |
| Foreign Language | Common Skill |
| Equipment Maintenance | Specialized Skill |
| Geography | Specialized Skill |
| Depth Perception | Common Skill |
| Chemistry | Specialized Skill |
| Physics | Specialized Skill |
| Biology | Specialized Skill |
| Presentation Software | Specialized Skill |
| Installation | Specialized Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Office software | Office suite software | yes | yes |
| Microsoft Word | Word processing software | yes | yes |
| Adobe Acrobat | Document management software | yes | no |
| Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | yes | no |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | Presentation software | yes | no |
| SAP software | Enterprise resource planning ERP software | yes | no |
| Inventory control system software | Inventory management software | no | yes |
| Inventory management systems | Inventory management software | no | yes |
| Customer information databases | Customer relationship management CRM software | no | no |
| Inventory tracking software | Inventory management software | no | no |
| SmugMug Flickr | Graphics or photo imaging software | no | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Contact With Others | 5 |
| Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team | 4.88 |
| Deal With External Customers or the Public in General | 4.84 |
| Telephone Conversations | 4.78 |
| Freedom to Make Decisions | 4.55 |
| E-Mail | 4.45 |
| Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | 4.38 |
| Exposed to Sounds, Noise Levels that are Distracting or Uncomfortable | 4.28 |
| Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams | 4.24 |
| Indoors, Environmentally Controlled | 4.24 |
| Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers | 4.16 |
| Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals | 4.13 |
| Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | 4.12 |
| Time Pressure | 4.07 |
| Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | 4.02 |
| Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | 4.01 |
| Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People | 3.99 |
| Frequency of Decision Making | 3.99 |
| Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities | 3.96 |
| Physical Proximity | 3.95 |
| Exposed to Contaminants | 3.92 |
| Spend Time Standing | 3.83 |
| Exposed to Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | 3.81 |
| Conflict Situations | 3.72 |
| Spend Time Walking or Running | 3.35 |
| Health and Safety of Other Workers | 3.33 |
| Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions | 3.3 |
| Exposed to Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting Conditions | 3.11 |
| Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | 3.1 |
| Written Letters and Memos | 2.92 |
| Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | 2.9 |
| Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | 2.87 |
| In an Open Vehicle or Operating Equipment | 2.75 |
| Spend Time Bending or Twisting Your Body | 2.64 |
| Spend Time Sitting | 2.6 |
| Level of Competition | 2.57 |
| Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | 2.56 |
| Consequence of Error | 2.54 |
| In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment | 2.52 |
| Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | 2.48 |

## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution

| Label | Percentage |
| --- | --- |
| High School Diploma | 46.85 |
| Some College Courses | 25.22 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 13.61 |
| Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | 9.33 |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 4.98 |

## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 5.64 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 5.12 |
| Sales | specific_interest_area | 5.04 |
| Enterprising | career_interest_type | 3.83 |
| Mechanics/Electronics | specific_interest_area | 3.8 |
| Dependability | work_style | 3 |
| Physical/Manual Labor | specific_interest_area | 2.54 |
| Office Work | specific_interest_area | 2.47 |
| Management/Administration | specific_interest_area | 2.22 |
| Engineering | specific_interest_area | 2.17 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 2.06 |
| Attention to Detail | work_style | 2.02 |
| Personal Service | specific_interest_area | 1.97 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 1.96 |
| Accounting | specific_interest_area | 1.89 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 1.77 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 41-2021.00 | role-41-2021-00 | Counter and Rental Clerks | Primary-Short |
| 43-5071.00 | role-43-5071-00 | Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks | Primary-Short |
| 41-2031.00 | role-41-2031-00 | Retail Salespersons | Primary-Short |
| 51-2031.00 | role-51-2031-00 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | Primary-Short |
| 53-7065.00 | role-53-7065-00 | Stockers and Order Fillers | Primary-Short |
| 49-9031.00 | role-49-9031-00 | Home Appliance Repairers | Primary-Long |
| 53-6031.00 | role-53-6031-00 | Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants | Primary-Long |
| 41-9091.00 | role-41-9091-00 | Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers | Primary-Long |
| 53-7062.00 | role-53-7062-00 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand | Primary-Long |
| 43-4151.00 | role-43-4151-00 | Order Clerks | Primary-Long |
| 41-4011.00 | role-41-4011-00 | Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products | Supplemental |
| 51-2092.00 | role-51-2092-00 | Team Assemblers | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Marketing & Sales | marketing-sales |

## Education Level

- **Category:** No formal educational credential

## Study Programs

| Title | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services | business-management-marketing-and-related-support-services |

## Market

- **Median Wage:** 37440
- **Mean Wage:** 42390
- **Pct10Wage:** 27770
- **Pct25Wage:** 30630
- **Pct75Wage:** 48410
- **Pct90Wage:** 61750
- **Employment:** 265060
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 196260 | 35930 | 7.32 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 50070 | 48600 | 4.83 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 11690 | 46880 | 1.54 |
| 423820 | 423820 | Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | National industry | 10190 | 46380 | 51.96 |
| 31-33 | 31-33 | Manufacturing | Sector | 2200 | 52030 | 0.1 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 1490 | 50550 | 0.37 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 930 | 45540 | 0.07 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 720 | 48300 | 0.15 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 670 | 40390 | 0.04 |
| 23 | 23 | Construction | Sector | 440 | 49590 | 0.03 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry | 330 | 36480 | 0.07 |
| 459110 | 459110 | Sporting Goods Retailers | National industry | 240 | 34100 | 0.47 |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 423820 | 423820 | Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers | National industry | 10190 | 51.96 |
| 44-45 | 44-45 | Retail Trade | Sector | 196260 | 7.32 |
| 42 | 42 | Wholesale Trade | Sector | 50070 | 4.83 |
| 81 | 81 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | Sector | 11690 | 1.54 |
| 459110 | 459110 | Sporting Goods Retailers | National industry | 240 | 0.47 |
| 53 | 53 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | Sector | 1490 | 0.37 |
| 332710 | 332710 | Machine Shops | National industry | 160 | 0.36 |
| 55 | 55 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | Sector | 720 | 0.15 |
- **Count:** 18

## Ai Signals

| Source | Label | Score | Scale | Release |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| frey_osborne | Computerization probability | 0.98 | 0-1 probability | 2013-baseline-2016-employment-snapshot |
| felten_aioe | AI occupational exposure | -0.1184909 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_image_generation_aioe | Image generation occupational exposure | -0.4396567 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |
| felten_language_modeling_aioe | Language modeling occupational exposure | -0.0136432 | relative exposure score | 2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks |

## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 56
- **Percentile:** 55
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 46 | felten_aioe |
| 44 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 78 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 3

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| felten_aioe | Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.) | -0.1184909 | 46 | Moderate | How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss. |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.5142857142857142 | 44 | Moderate | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.24369374276063566 | 78 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Frey Historical

- **Source:** frey
- **Label:** Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)
- **Value:** 0.98
- **Percentile:** 97
- **Band:** High
- **Note:** A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking.
- **Teleworkable:** no

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.17142857142857143
- **Beta:** 0.34285714285714286
- **Gamma:** 0.5142857142857142

### Usage Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Importance |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Receive payment or obtain credit authorization. | 0.028347349522819615 | 4.71 |
| Determine replacement parts required, according to inspections of old parts, customer requests, or customers' descriptions of malfunctions. | 0.0026704024912801087 | 4.4 |
| Measure parts, using precision measuring instruments, to determine whether similar parts may be machined to required sizes. | 0.0017460323981446867 | 3.66 |
- **Usage Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** 3.1
- **Growth Percentile:** 53
- **Direction:** About average
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 30.2
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 84
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 272.1
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 280.6

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| dingel_neiman | dingel-neiman-workathome |
| felten_aioe | felten-raj-seamans-aioe |
| frey_osborne | frey-osborne-automation |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Ai Playbook

- **Trusted Task Count:** 2
- **Task Count:** 4
- **Total Sample:** 154
- **Autonomy Median:** 3
- **Dominant Collaboration:** learning
- **Automation Share:** 16.82
- **Augmentation Share:** 28.97
- **Work Use Percent:** 41.12

### Collaboration

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| learning | 28.97 |
| directive | 16.82 |

### Use Case

| Label | Percent |
| --- | --- |
| personal | 58.88 |
| work | 41.12 |

### Delegated Tasks

| Task | Usage Percent | Collaboration | Autonomy Median | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Receive payment or obtain credit authorization. | 0.0068008501062632835 | learning | 3 | 68 |
| Assist customers, such as responding to customer complaints and updating them about back-ordered parts. | 0.0039004875609451183 |  | 3 | 39 |

### Boundary Tasks

| Task | Human Needed Percent | Sample Count |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Receive payment or obtain credit authorization. | 100 | 68 |
| Assist customers, such as responding to customer complaints and updating them about back-ordered parts. | 100 | 39 |

### Seed Prompts

| Prompt | Collaboration |
| --- | --- |
| Teach me how to receive payment or obtain credit authorization, then check my work as I try it myself. | learning |
| Help me with this part of my job: assist customers, such as responding to customer complaints and updating them about back-ordered parts |  |
- **Release:** 2026-01-15-v4-plus-2025-03-27-v2

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 19
- **Skills:** 37
- **Capabilities:** 120
- **Tools:** 13
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** a9633ee8611495a1