Vendor vs hawker

The differences between vendors and hawkers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a vendor has an average salary of $52,533, which is higher than the $37,054 average annual salary of a hawker.

The top three skills for a vendor include product knowledge, customer service and stock merchandise. The most important skills for a hawker are baseball games, newspapers, and football games.

Vendor vs hawker overview

	Vendor	Hawker
Yearly salary	$52,533	$37,054
Hourly rate	$25.26	$17.81
Growth rate	-	14%
Number of jobs	5,341	1,058
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 37%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	-	-

Vendor vs hawker salary

Vendors and hawkers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vendor	Hawker
Average salary	$52,533	$37,054
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $84,000	Between $21,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	New York	-
Best paying company	DoorDash	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between vendor and hawker education

There are a few differences between a vendor and a hawker in terms of educational background:

	Vendor	Hawker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Vendor vs hawker demographics

Here are the differences between vendors' and hawkers' demographics:

	Vendor	Hawker
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 77.5% Female, 22.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 5.9% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 58.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between vendor and hawker duties and responsibilities

Vendor example responsibilities.

Attain prime floor display space and provide point of sale (POS) signage.
Handle various tasks from cashier, managing supply and back-stock, responsible for ordering merchandise for cereal department.
Work directly with local and national retailers to negotiate sales, places orders, and manage deliveries of wine and spirits.
Operate hand-held and truck mount RF scanning guns.
Stock home depot trees and keep it looking organize.
Have also work in the depot loading bread and cake trucks overnight

Hawker example responsibilities.

Load and unload newspapers and display equipment from delivery trucks; sell newspapers, and manage cash.
Hand out newspapers for free publication in all types of weather at various train station locations
Work in fast-pace sales environment requiring excellent time management skills to complete multiple contracts before deadlines.
Work in fast-pace sales environment requiring excellent time management skills to complete multiple contracts before deadlines.

Vendor vs hawker skills

Common vendor skills

Product Knowledge, 26%
Customer Service, 26%
Stock Merchandise, 9%
Purchase Orders, 5%
End Caps, 5%
Excellent Guest, 5%

Common hawker skills

Baseball Games, 51%
Newspapers, 35%
Football Games, 15%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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