Parts Salespersons
Sales and Related · SOC 41-2022
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 41-2022 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 40/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $38,630
- H-1B offered wage $71,000; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 30,500
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.1%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 1
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 36,015 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
AI could do ~34.3% of this role but only ~0% is currently done with AI — a large capability-vs-adoption gap.
Top Skills
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Sell spare and replacement parts and equipment in repair shop or parts store.
Common titles: Parts Advisor, Parts Consultant, Parts Counter Salesperson, Parts Counterman, Parts Counterperson, Parts Person
Representative Tasks
- •Receive payment or obtain credit authorization.
- •Assist customers, such as responding to customer complaints and updating them about back-ordered parts.
- •Fill customer orders from stock, and place orders when requested items are out of stock.
- •Receive and fill telephone orders for parts.
- •Locate and label parts, and maintain inventory of stock.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Process sales or other transactions.
- •Explain technical product or service information to customers.
- •Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
- •Monitor inventories of products or materials.
- •Take product orders from customers.
Tools & Technologies
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 27.4% |
| Outlook | Average | 35% Bright |
| Median Salary | $38,630 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |