Motor vehicles parts advisor
Also known as: bus and coach service operative, bus parts operative, LGV service operative, PCV parts advisor, PCV parts operative, heavy vehicle parts operative
About this occupation
Motor vehicles parts advisors sell motor vehicle parts, order parts and identify alternative parts.
Essential skills and knowledge
- provide customer follow-up services
- maintain parts inventory
- maintain relationship with suppliers
- organise parts storage
- inventory management rules
- maintain relationship with customers
- ensure parts packaging
- identify parts requested by customers
- parts pricing
- load products for dispatch
- maintain work area cleanliness
- process payments
Typical tasks and preparation
From the related US occupation profile Parts Salespersons (O*NET 41-2022.00). Linked by an official crosswalk: related, not identical; details vary by country.
- 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.
- Prepare sales slips or sales contracts.
- Typical education (US)
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- Preparation
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Interests
- Realistic, Conventional, Enterprising
Top skills: Active Listening, Speaking, Persuasion, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness
US median pay: US$38,630 a year (2025), 270,070 employed. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.
Subjects this work relies on
How important each subject's knowledge is in the job itself, rated by people doing it (1 to 5).
- Business Studies or EntrepreneurshipO*NET: Administration and ManagementVery important (4.0)
- Computer StudiesO*NET: Computers and ElectronicsVery important (3.8)
- English or Literature in EnglishO*NET: English LanguageVery important (3.6)
- Economics or AccountingO*NET: Economics and AccountingImportant (3.5)
- Mathematics or StatisticsO*NET: MathematicsImportant (3.2)
- MetalworkO*NET: MechanicalImportant (3.1)
O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
Preparation needed
Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Most common education (US)
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- Training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.
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O*NET data describe work in the United States; requirements differ by country. This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. CareerProof Global has modified all or some of this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.