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Street food vendor

#84Declining
5/5

Key facts

−2.3%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United States

This job is declining in the United States. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, high according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: −2.3% (BLS). Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Street food salespersons (ISCO 5212). Street food salespersons prepare and sell, or sell previously prepared hot or cold foods and beverages ready for immediate consumption in streets and public places such as stations, cinemas or theatres.

Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.

10 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

  • food stall holder
  • purveyor of street food
  • stall holder
  • street food business operator
  • street food caterer
  • street food seller
  • street food supplier
  • street food trader
  • street food vendor
  • street market food vendor

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high
AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Fast food and counter workers; Door-to-door sales workers, news and street vendors, and related workers)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayLowBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $36,290
EntryVery quickBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

Checked on 27 October 2026.