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Online personal shopper

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Description

Online personal shoppers select and fulfil customers' orders for delivery or collection, picking items on their behalf. The work involves receiving orders, locating and picking items, choosing good-quality produce and suitable substitutions, packing orders, and ensuring accuracy and quality for customers who aren't there to choose for themselves.

They work for supermarkets and retailers with online services. The role suits efficient, careful, customer-minded people who can pick orders quickly and accurately, make smart substitution choices, handle the physical pace of the work, and take responsibility for getting customers exactly what they wanted without them present.

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Career path

Training time 0–3 months
Training type On the job
Transition difficulty
3/10 · Low
Growth Potential

Labor statistics estimates from 2023–2033

-0.5%

Entry-level salary

AI outlook

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