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wholesale merchant in china and other glassware

Wholesale merchants in china and other glassware investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods.

wholesale merchant in china and other glassware wholesale merchants in china and other glassware investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include product comprehension, sales strategies, glassware products, identify suppliers, monitor international market performance.

AI exposure
5.0/10
automation risk

Pay in the UK

UK: median £56,689 a year for Brokers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)

UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3531). ONS rates this estimate acceptable: it rests on a small sample, so treat it as a rough guide. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)

Pay in India (occupation group)

Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only wholesale merchant in china and other glassware, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.

Urban India
₹31,909 a month
Rural India
₹18,966 a month
All India
₹26,175 a month

Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report

Top skills

product comprehension sales strategies glassware products identify suppliers monitor international market performance initiate contact with sellers identify customer's needs negotiate sales contracts comprehend financial business terminology assess supplier risks

Knowledge you'll build

  • Sales and Marketing
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • English Language
  • Mathematics
  • Transportation
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Administration and Management
  • Communications and Media

What you'd actually do

  • Answer customers' questions about products, prices, availability, product uses, and credit terms.
  • Recommend products to customers, based on customers' needs and interests.
  • Estimate or quote prices, credit or contract terms, warranties, and delivery dates.
  • Consult with clients after sales or contract signings to resolve problems and to provide ongoing support.
  • Prepare sales contracts and order forms.
  • Provide customers with product samples and catalogs.

Tools & technology you'd use

Microsoft Excel hot Microsoft Office software hot Microsoft Outlook hot Microsoft PowerPoint hot Salesforce software hot Adobe Acrobat hot Adobe Creative Cloud software hot Adobe Illustrator hot Adobe InDesign hot Adobe Photoshop hot Apple macOS hot Autodesk AutoCAD hot

Frequently asked questions

What does wholesale merchant in china and other glassware do?

Wholesale merchants in china and other glassware investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods.

What skills does wholesale merchant in china and other glassware need?

The most in-demand skills for this role include product comprehension, sales strategies, glassware products, identify suppliers, monitor international market performance, initiate contact with sellers. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.

Will AI replace wholesale merchant in china and other glassware?

Our AI-durability model gives wholesale merchant in china and other glassware a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.

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