A professional who solicits orders for merchandise or services over telephone. Respnsibilities include:

• Calls prospective customers to explain type of service or merchandise offered.
• Quotes prices and tries to persuade customer to buy, using prepared sales talk.
• Records names, addresses, purchases, and reactions of prospects solicited.
• Refers orders to other workers for filling.
• Keys data from order card into computer, using keyboard.
• May develop lists of prospects from city and telephone directories.
• May type report on sales activities.
• May contact driver, sales route to arrange delivery of merchandise.