NOC 65109: Other sales related occupations
What other sales related occupations do
Workers in other sales related occupations sell goods or services during home demonstrations or by telephone soliciting, retail exhibitions or street vending. They are employed by a wide range of retail and wholesale establishments, manufacturers, telemarketing companies and call centres, or they may be self-employed.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Demonstrators and direct distributors
- Contact potential customers by phone or through personal contacts
- Arrange sales demonstration appointments, and show, describe and sell goods or services at wholesale, retail and industrial establishments, at exhibitions, trade shows or directly to individual customers or at sales parties in private homes
- Deliver purchased goods to customers.
- Door-to-door salespersons and street vendors
- Solicit sales and sell merchandise to residents of private homes
- Set up and display merchandise on sidewalks or at public events to sell to the public.
- Telephone solicitors and telemarketers
- Contact businesses or private individuals, by telephone, to solicit sales for goods or services.
Job titles under NOC 65109
33 job titles are classified here, including canvasser - retail, demonstrator - retail, direct distributor - retail.
- beauty products consultant - door-to-door sales
- beauty products representative - home sales
- canvasser - retail
- canvassing agent
- catalogue agent - retail
- catalogue sales agent - retail
- cigarette vendor
- cleaning products salesperson - door-to-door sales
- comparison shopper
- cosmetics demonstrator - retail
- cosmetics salesperson - home sales
- demonstrator - retail
- direct distributor - retail
- direct seller
- door-to-door salesperson
- food demonstrator - retail
- home demonstrator - retail
- home salesperson
- magazine distribution agent - retail
- magazine subscription solicitor
- newspaper vendor
- newspaper vendor - street sales
- personal shopper
- promotions demonstrator
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required. A high school diploma may be required by some employers.
- Self-employed street vendors and door-to-door salespersons may require a municipal merchant's permit.
Other sales related occupations wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.25/hr | $19.00/hr | $41.03/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $18.00/hr | $22.32/hr |
Montréal QC | $16.10/hr | $19.00/hr | $29.27/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $18.75/hr | $25.71/hr |
Calgary AB | $15.10/hr | $17.00/hr | $23.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $15.00/hr | $16.50/hr | $22.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $18.97/hr | $25.72/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $16.90/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $20.00/hr | $33.82/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $18.20/hr | $23.67/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $33.17/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $33.65/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $18.52/hr | $20.15/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $18.25/hr | $25.35/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $16.42/hr | $18.78/hr | $31.34/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $16.14/hr | $17.63/hr | $25.27/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $29.59/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $22.00/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $17.25/hr | $31.63/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $20.00/hr | $33.82/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $18.40/hr | $43.00/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $16.90/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.70/hr | $16.93/hr | $25.46/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $16.50/hr | $22.00/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $18.25/hr | $25.35/hr |
Using NOC 65109 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 33 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Cashiers (NOC 65100)
- Kiosk sales clerk (NOC 64100)
- Retail and wholesale trade managers (NOC 60020)
- Retail sales supervisors (NOC 62010)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for other sales related occupations?
Other sales related occupations are NOC 2021 unit group 65109. Example job titles in this group include canvasser - retail, demonstrator - retail, direct distributor - retail, door-to-door salesperson.
What TEER is NOC 65109?
NOC 65109 is TEER 5 (Short work demonstration). Usually requires a short work demonstration and no formal education. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do other sales related occupations earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $19.00/hr, about $37,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.25/hr to $41.03/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.