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Occupational Description

Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

Employment Outlook for Demonstrators And Product Promoters

Statewide Employment Analysis	2006 employment is estimated to be larger than the statewide average This occupation is expected to grow somewhat faster than the statewide average. Total job openings are projected to be somewhat higher than the statewide average. Reasonable employment opportunities exist.

Data Sources and Limitations

Current Job Openings for Demonstrators And Product Promoters There are 6 current openings for this occupation. Openings 1 through 6 are listed below.

Job Title	Date Posted	Location	Wage Offered
Customer Sales Distributor	1/26/10	Tualatin
Pet Nutrition Specialist	1/15/10	Ontario	$12.00/hr
Part Time Sales And Product Demonstrator	1/13/10	Eugene	$11.00/hr
Sidewalk Advertiser	1/4/10	Aloha	$8.40/hr
Costume Waver	12/27/09	Tigard	$8.50/hr
Sales Specialist - Product Demonstrator - Weekend Warrior	11/23/09	Mcminnville	$10.00/hr to $11.00/hr DOE

State of Oregon License Information for Demonstrators And Product Promoters No statewide license is required for this occupation.

Wages for Demonstrators And Product Promoters

Region	---------------- 2009 Wages ----------------
	Percentiles (hourly wages)					Avg Hourly ($/hr)	Avg Annual
	10th	25th	50th (median)	75th	90th
Oregon Statewide	$8.61	$9.12	$10.19	$12.92	$14.82	$11.11	$23,116
Multnomah / Washington	8.68	9.30	10.83	13.38	15.04	11.41	23,731
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	8.64	9.20	10.87	13.48	15.08	11.38	23,659
Lane	8.47	8.78	9.30	9.81	13.07	9.88	20,549
Douglas	8.49	8.83	9.36	10.56	11.66	9.70	20,173
Jackson / Josephine	9.13	9.87	11.13	12.72	14.19	11.26	23,424
Clackamas	9.25	10.71	13.06	14.89	16.82	12.89	26,795

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Regional Employment Projections for Demonstrators And Product Promoters

Region	Employment		Change	% Change	Projected Annual Openings
	2006	2016			Growth	Replacement	Total
Oregon Statewide	1,887	2,267	380	20.1%	38	46	84
Multnomah / Washington	797	970	173	21.7%	17	20	37
Marion / Polk / Yamhill	283	321	38	13.4%	4	7	11
Jackson / Josephine	159	191	32	20.1%	3	4	7
Clackamas	145	175	30	20.7%	3	4	7
Lane	106	128	22	20.8%	2	3	5
Crook / Deschutes / Jefferson	87	113	26	29.9%	3	2	5
Benton / Lincoln / Linn	64	77	13	20.3%	1	2	3
Douglas	37	47	10	27.0%	1	1	2
Clatsop / Columbia / Tillamook	30	39	9	30.0%	1	1	2
Gilliam / Hood River / Sherman / Wheeler / Wasco	19	26	7	36.8%	1	1	1
Coos / Curry	19	23	4	21.1%	0	1	1
Grant / Harney / Malheur	12	13	1	8.3%	0	0	0
Klamath / Lake	8	8	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Morrow / Umatilla	2	2	0	0.0%	0	0	0
Baker / Union / Wallowa	2	4	2	100.0%	0	0	0

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Industries of Employment for Demonstrators And Product Promoters

Industry Click links to view infoUSA employers	Ownership	2006 Employment
Total, All Industries	All	1,887
Total, All Industries	Private	1,849
Manufacturing	Private	311
Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing	Private	286
Beverage Manufacturing	Private	286
Wholesale Trade	Private	70
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	Private	37
Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers	Private	29
Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers	Private	29
Retail Trade	Private	134
Food and Beverage Stores	Private	87
Grocery Stores	Private	86
Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, and Music Stores	Private	15
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	Private	30
Rental and Leasing Services	Private	30
Consumer Goods Rental	Private	30
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Private	913
Advertising and Related Services	Private	913
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	Private	351
Administrative and Support Services	Private	351
Employment Services	Private	194
Business Support Services	Private	100
Other Support Services	Private	52
Total, All Industries	Local	16

Educational Requirements for Demonstrators And Product Promoters Workers must have short-term on-the-job training to gain the necessary skills for this occupation. However, those with related work experience have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Skills for Demonstrators And Product Promoters

• Apply Merchandising Techniques
• Apply Product Knowledge To Marketing Of Goods
• Clean Work Areas
• Describe And Demonstrate Goods And Services
• Design And Prepare Product Exhibits And Demonstrations
• Greet Customers
• Provide Training To Customers
• Receive Customer Orders For Products Or Services
• Solicit Donations For Charitable Causes

Schools and Training Providers for Demonstrators And Product Promoters The training providers listed below offer one or more of the following programs:

• Retailing and Retail Operations

Chemeketa Community College 4000 Lancaster Dr NE Salem, OR 97305 Phone: (503) 399-5000 Programs of Training: Retailing and Retail Operations	Mt Hood Community College 26000 SE Stark St Gresham, OR 97030 Phone: (503) 491-6422 Programs of Training: Retailing and Retail Operations	Blue Mountain Community College 2411 NW Carden Ave Pendleton, OR 97801 Phone: (541) 276-1260 Programs of Training: Retailing and Retail Operations
Tillamook Bay Community College 4301 Third Street Tillamook, OR 97141 Phone: (503) 842-8222 Programs of Training: Retailing and Retail Operations

Career Pathway Roadmaps for Demonstrators And Product Promoters No Career Pathway links were found for this occupation.

Related Occupations The scores listed below indicates how closely the skills for Demonstrators And Product Promoters matches the occupation in the list. A score of 100% means the occupations have identical skill sets. A maximum of 10 occupations are displayed below.

Occupation	Skill Overlap
Telemarketers	25%