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Leaflet distributor

Also called marketeer, flyer distributor, leafler distributer

Leaflet distributors hand out flyers, leaflet and advertisements in order to inform people or sell products and services. They distribute these leaflets either directly to the people on the streets or via mailboxes.

Will there be jobs?Limited prospectsFewer people are expected to do this work by 2035.Street and related sales and service workersWhat does it pay?Below averageFrom about €800 (Bulgaria) to €3,400 (Netherlands) a month, depending on the country.Estimate · Street and related sales and service workersWhat do I need to study?Basic schooling7 in 10 have basic schooling only.Street and related sales and service workersWill AI change it?Very littleLevel 1 of 6. AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.Street and related service workers · ILO

What you'd do

Street and related service workers · ILO
  • Obtaining the materials necessary to perform services
  • Approaching people on the street to offer services
  • Cleaning and polishing shoes
  • Cleaning and polishing car windows
  • Running errands
  • Assisting car drivers to find a parking place and ensuring that the car is not damaged during driver‚Äôs absence
  • Handing out leaflets and free newspapers
  • Receiving immediate payment
Deliver leafletsHand out flyersDemonstrate professional attitude to clientsDistribute local information materialsWork in outdoor conditions
What the work is like
  • A mix of sitting and standing
  • Lots of contact with people, including the public
  • Good freedom to decide
  • Usually under 40 hours a week
  • Deadlines now and then
  • Varied tasks, little repetition
US data: based on the O*NET profile of the related, broader US job "Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers"

Will there be jobs?

Limited prospects

Fewer jobs than in most work will need filling by 2035.

People working as street and related sales and service workers in the EU
188k118k83k 201520232035

Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.

Jobs to fill, 2026–2035

More people will leave this work than new people are needed.

Jobs to fill per 100 people working now
Street and related sales and service workers-1
All jobs29
Right now
4 of 27 countries report a shortage of street and related service workers, 2 a surplus.
Street and related service workers · EURES

What does it pay?

Below average

Pay depends a lot on the country: from about €800 a month (Bulgaria) to €3,400 (Netherlands), before tax.

Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.

Among elementary occupations in the EU, women earn 9% less per hour than men. Elementary occupations · Eurostat

What do I need to study?

Basic schooling

Most people start with basic schooling and learn on the job.

Highest qualification of street and related sales and service workers (EU, 2025)
Degree 1%Vocational 24%General secondary 9%Basic schooling 65%

Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.

Will AI change it?

Very little

AI could help with only small parts of the tasks.

How exposed is this job? ILO scale
Very low
Low
Some tasks
Moderate
Significant
High

Average task score 0.18 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).

See the score for each of the 8 tasks
Receiving immediate payment0.34
Assisting car drivers to find a parking place and ensuring that the car is not damaged during driver’s absence0.26
Obtaining the materials necessary to perform services0.20
Running errands0.18
Approaching people on the street to offer services0.15
Cleaning and polishing shoes0.14
Cleaning and polishing car windows0.08
Handing out leaflets and free newspapers0.08

Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for street and related service workers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).