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Demonstrators and Product Promoters

Demonstrate merchandise and answer questions for the purpose of creating public interest in buying the product. May sell demonstrated merchandise.

Also called: Brand Ambassador, Demo Specialist (Demonstration Specialist), Demonstrator, Event Specialist, Field Merchandiser, Food Demonstrator

Median pay in Greater Boston
$47,510
$22.84/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
810
Massachusetts 2024–2034
−1.2%
180 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
No formal educational credential
plus Short-term on-the-job training

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$37,660$38,830$47,510$60,210$68,370

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Provide product samples, coupons, informational brochures, or other incentives to persuade people to buy products.
  • Sell products being promoted and keep records of sales.
  • Keep areas neat while working and return items to correct locations following demonstrations.
  • Demonstrate or explain products, methods, or services to persuade customers to purchase products or use services.
  • Record and report demonstration-related information, such as the number of questions asked by the audience or the number of coupons distributed.
  • Suggest specific product purchases to meet customers' needs.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Moderate exposure56 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 50
  • Language-model AIOE 55
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 64

Observed AI use today: Some (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure for this job is moderate, and observed AI use is still limited. AI tools can help with logging sales, tracking coupons, and writing up demonstration reports. Handing out samples, showing products in person, and talking with shoppers are hands-on tasks that AI tools do not do. The state projects a small decline in jobs (-1.2%).

Likely to change

  • Recording sales and coupon counts
  • Writing demonstration and audience reports

Still relies on people

  • Showing products live to shoppers
  • Chatting with customers and answering questions

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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