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Driver Sales Worker Workplace Records
Driver sales workers combine delivery with sales, collections or service along a route. An employment review needs to distinguish those activities and the compensation terms attached to them. Identify the paying entity and the actual arrangement, because a route-sales title alone does not establish employment status or how a disputed payment should be calculated.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Route-day sequence
Record loading, delivery, sales, collections and return tasks that relate to the employment issue.
Compensation terms
Keep your own plan and statements, noting which version applied to the disputed period or adjustment.
Changed responsibility
Identify the route or service change, the person who directed it and the explanation you received.
Start with the work you actually do
Drive truck or other vehicle over established routes or within an established territory and sell or deliver goods, such as food products, including restaurant take-out items, or pick up or deliver items such as commercial laundry. May also take orders, collect payment, or stock merchandise at point of delivery.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Driver/Sales Workers (53-3031.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Drive trucks to deliver such items as food, medical supplies, or newspapers.Source task 3158 · updated 08/2020
- Inform regular customers of new products or services and price changes.Source task 3156 · updated 08/2020
- Record sales or delivery information on daily sales or delivery record.Source task 3161 · updated 08/2020
- Listen to and resolve customers' complaints regarding products or services.Source task 3155 · updated 08/2020
- Collect money from customers, make change, and record transactions on customer receipts.Source task 3154 · updated 08/2020
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Driver/Sales Workers (SOC 53-3031). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $13.18 | $18.84 | $23.74 | $39,190 |
| Alaska | $20.67 | $23.28 | $26.00 | $48,420 |
| Arizona | $15.00 | $18.48 | $22.26 | $38,440 |
| Arkansas | $15.84 | $19.14 | $23.25 | $39,820 |
| Connecticut | $16.44 | $17.66 | $22.78 | $36,730 |
| Delaware | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.03 | $31,200 |
| Florida | $13.03 | $17.43 | $22.51 | $36,260 |
| Georgia | $15.00 | $19.25 | $24.09 | $40,040 |
| Hawaii | $14.00 | $15.03 | $24.13 | $31,270 |
| Idaho | $12.74 | $17.20 | $21.95 | $35,770 |
| Indiana | $11.61 | $17.43 | $22.95 | $36,250 |
| Iowa | $13.66 | $22.65 | $28.37 | $47,120 |
| Kansas | $16.71 | $20.76 | $23.12 | $43,180 |
| Kentucky | $12.00 | $17.80 | $22.74 | $37,030 |
| Louisiana | $9.77 | $17.45 | $22.45 | $36,290 |
| Maine | $14.77 | $19.18 | $23.79 | $39,900 |
| Michigan | $13.66 | $19.04 | $24.11 | $39,610 |
| Minnesota | $14.16 | $15.86 | $25.12 | $32,980 |
| Mississippi | $14.48 | $17.06 | $21.50 | $35,480 |
| Missouri | $14.42 | $19.33 | $22.60 | $40,200 |
| Montana | $10.96 | $13.26 | $23.30 | $27,580 |
| Nebraska | $14.35 | $16.80 | $22.55 | $34,950 |
| New Hampshire | $13.34 | $19.96 | $24.48 | $41,520 |
| New Mexico | $12.24 | $14.31 | $21.93 | $29,770 |
| New York | $16.29 | $20.54 | $24.62 | $42,730 |
| North Carolina | $10.36 | $17.57 | $23.54 | $36,540 |
| North Dakota | $13.66 | $18.56 | $28.71 | $38,610 |
| Ohio | $11.97 | $17.17 | $22.76 | $35,720 |
| Oklahoma | $10.52 | $14.00 | $20.85 | $29,120 |
| Pennsylvania | $10.52 | $17.95 | $23.18 | $37,330 |
| Rhode Island | $15.00 | $16.46 | $23.82 | $34,230 |
| South Dakota | $16.25 | $21.66 | $27.51 | $45,050 |
| Tennessee | $17.18 | $20.30 | $21.68 | $42,220 |
| Texas | $11.06 | $17.24 | $23.33 | $35,850 |
| Utah | $10.05 | $12.78 | $23.38 | $26,590 |
| Vermont | $19.04 | $22.26 | $27.37 | $46,300 |
| Virginia | $14.93 | $17.88 | $22.96 | $37,180 |
| West Virginia | $10.18 | $13.84 | $21.90 | $28,790 |
| Wisconsin | $10.40 | $13.25 | $22.59 | $27,560 |
| Wyoming | $8.23 | $12.95 | $21.33 | $26,940 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Separate delivery from selling and collections
Describe the route day in stages: loading, delivery, taking orders, collecting payments and completing end-of-day records. Note who could add stops or change service expectations. Explain whether a disputed event concerned a delivery failure, a sales target or a collection instruction. Do not treat the value of goods delivered as your own compensation.
Trace adjustments and route changes
Identify your compensation-plan version and the period affected by a return, shortage or reassignment. Keep your own statement and any written explanation for an adjustment. If a route changed, record the effective date, who directed it and the duties remaining with you. Distinguish facts documented in your records from estimates of lost opportunities.
Protect recipient and financial records
Do not export customer lists, delivery addresses, payment details or account histories. Your timeline can identify an event through general route context and date. Describe the company record that could clarify the issue and where it is held. Keep permitted employment correspondence separate from operational records, and do not retrieve data after access is withdrawn.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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