A professional who sells business service, such as food-vending, trading stamps, detective, armored truck, telephone-answering, linen supply, and cleaning service. Respnsibilities include:

• Develops list of prospective customers by studying business and telephone directories, consulting business associates, and observing business establishment while driving through sales territory.
• Reviews orders for ideas to expand services available to present customers.
• Calls on prospects to explain features of services, cost, and advantages.
• Writes orders and schedules initiation of services.
• Confers with customers and company officials to resolve complaints.
• May collect payments on accounts.
• May be designated according to service sold as Sales Agent, Food-Vending Service; Sales Agent, Protective Service; Sales Agent, Trading Stamps.