Occupations/41-2022.00

Parts Salespersons

Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

46%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

62%

Strong human-characteristic mix

Task orientation

58%

Mixed exposure

A day in this job

Mostly routine
Fill customer orders from stock, and place orders when requested items are out of stock.
Mostly routine
Locate and label parts, and maintain inventory of stock.
Task
Receive payment or obtain credit authorization.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

01Receive payment or obtain credit authorization.
02Assist customers, such as responding to customer complaints and updating them about back-ordered parts.
03Fill customer orders from stock, and place orders when requested items are out of stock.
04Receive and fill telephone orders for parts.
05Locate and label parts, and maintain inventory of stock.
06Prepare sales slips or sales contracts.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

Repeating same tasks4.01
Degree of automation1.80
Time sitting2.60
Originality (ability)2.75
Conflict situations3.72
Hands-on objects/tools2.48
Outdoors / weather3.30
Disease exposure1.04
Decision freedom4.55

Top abilities

Oral Expression4.00
Oral Comprehension4.00
Near Vision3.88
Written Comprehension3.75
Speech Recognition3.75
Speech Clarity3.62
Information Ordering3.50
Written Expression3.38

Essential skills

Reading Comprehension3.62
Active Listening4.00
Writing3.00
Speaking4.00
Mathematics2.75
Science1.00
Critical Thinking3.25
Active Learning2.88
Learning Strategies2.38
Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

52.1804Selling Skills and Sales Operations52.1907Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations

Schools offering related programs

12 of 25 shown

Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.

Institution	Program	Tuition	Admit	Grad 6-yr	Earnings
University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations 52.1907	$10,700	86%	79%	1 yr $77,966 2 yr — Master's · CIP 52.19
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit	Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804	$60,400	12%	88%	1 yr $66,169 2 yr $82,882 Master's · CIP 52.18
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public	Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804	$10,000	53%	83%	1 yr $56,351 2 yr $51,750 Bachelor's · CIP 52.18
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804	$11,200	49%	89%	1 yr $51,960 2 yr $50,439 Bachelor's · CIP 52.18
Houston Community College Houston, TX · Public	Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804	$4,300	100%	24%	1 yr $49,258 2 yr $49,358 Bachelor's · CIP 52.18
Texas State Technical College Waco, TX · Public	Vehicle and Vehicle Parts and Accessories Marketing Operations 52.1907	$7,200	100%	45%	1 yr $39,153 2 yr $37,208 Bachelor's · CIP 52.19
Saint Paul College St. Paul, MN · Public	Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804	$6,100	100%	29%	1 yr $29,685 2 yr — Associate · CIP 52.18
Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Public	Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804	$9,800	71%	61%	1 yr — 2 yr — Certificate · CIP 52.18
Hamline University St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804	$48,200	81%	71%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported
Rochester Community and Technical College Rochester, MN · Public	Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804	$6,200	100%	33%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported
Ridgewater College Willmar, MN · Public	Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804	$6,100	100%	36%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported
North Hennepin Community College Brooklyn Park, MN · Public	Selling Skills and Sales Operations 52.1804	$5,900	100%	31%	1 yr — 2 yr — Not reported