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Overview
Building materials specialised sellers help customers choose, handle and order materials for construction, repair and home-improvement projects.
In job descriptions, look for customer advice on building materials, product characteristics, stock levels, storage areas, customised materials, product displays, cash register work and safe handling of heavy goods.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Building materials specialised seller work is customer-facing retail with practical product advice. The role connects customer needs with materials, stock, handling, display and order information.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include advising on building materials, checking merchandise, monitoring stock, organising storage and product displays, preparing products, using numeracy and operating the cash register.
Salary context
Salary context depends on product range, store size, customer advice depth, heavy goods handling, stock responsibility, sales targets and whether the role includes customised materials or trade customers. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Paths can move from store sales into department responsibility, stock or purchasing support, trade-counter sales, supplier contact or broader specialised retail supervision.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the material categories, customer type, lifting or warehouse tasks and product advice expected. Clear roles distinguish advice-heavy sales from mainly checkout or stock work.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Retail Salespersons
41-2031.00
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Alternative labels
trade counter salesperson
do it yourself shop specialised seller
building materials do it yourself salesperson
DIY shop specialised seller
building materials DIY specialised seller
builders merchants shop specialised seller
construction materials shop specialised seller
building materials shop salesperson
builders merchants shop salesperson
construction materials salesperson
trade counter specialised seller
DIY shop salesperson
building materials salesperson
do it yourself shop salesperson
builders merchants store specialised seller
building materials specialized seller
construction materials shop salesperson
building materials shop specialised seller
building equipment shop salesperson
builders merchants store salesperson
building equipment shop specialised seller
building materials do it yourself specialised seller
building materials DIY salesperson
construction materials specialised seller
Occupation group
specialised seller (5223.7)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/71bac871-7594-4d86-a19f-592079bd8154 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 5223.7.7 |
| ISCO group | 5223 |
| Concept type | Occupation |