Will “Master Hearth Technician” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

Unknown Chance of Automation

Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?

Job Description

Conduct retail activities of businesses operating exclusively online. May perform duties such as preparing business strategies, buying merchandise, managing inventory, implementing marketing activities, fulfilling and shipping online orders, and balancing financial records.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-1199.06

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Online Merchants”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Master Hearth Technician”

Calculate revenue, sales, and expenses, using financial accounting or spreadsheet software.
Determine and set product prices.
Select and purchase technical web services, such as web hosting services, online merchant accounts, shopping cart software, payment gateway software, or spyware.
Fill customer orders by packaging sold items and documentation for direct shipping or by transferring orders to manufacturers or third-party distributors.
Initiate online auctions through auction hosting sites or auction management software.
Measure and analyze Web site usage data to maximize search engine returns or refine customer interfaces.
Create or distribute offline promotional material, such as brochures, pamphlets, business cards, stationary, or signage.
Participate in online forums or conferences to stay abreast of online retailing trends, techniques, or security threats.
Deliver e-mail confirmation of completed transactions and shipment.
Determine location for product listings to maximize exposure to online traffic.
Create, manage, or automate orders or invoices, using order management or invoicing software.
Investigate products or markets to determine areas for opportunity or viability for merchandising specific products, using online or offline sources.
Create or maintain database of customer accounts.
Calculate purchase subtotals, taxes, and shipping costs for submission to customers.
Integrate online retailing strategy with physical or catalogue retailing operations.
Purchase new or used items from online or physical sources for resale via retail or auction Web site.
Investigate sources, such as auctions, estate sales, liquidators, wholesalers, or trade shows for new items, used items, or collectibles.
Upload digital media, such as photos, video, or scanned images to online storefront, auction sites, or other shopping Web sites.
Transfer digital media, such as music, video, or software, to customers via the Internet.
Cancel orders based on customer requests or inventory or delivery problems.
Disclose merchant information and terms and policies of transactions in online or offline materials.
Prepare or organize online storefront marketing material, including product descriptions or subject lines, optimizing content to search engine criteria.
Develop or revise business plans for online business, emphasizing factors such as product line, pricing, inventory, or marketing strategy.
Receive and process payments from customers, using electronic transaction services.
Promote products in online communities through weblog or discussion-forum postings, e-mail marketing programs, or online advertising.
Implement security practices to preserve assets, minimize liabilities, or ensure customer privacy, using parallel servers, hardware redundancy, fail-safe technology, information encryption, or firewalls.
Compose images of products, using video or still cameras, lighting equipment, props, or photo or video editing software.
Collaborate with search engine shopping specialists to place marketing content in desired online locations.
Maintain inventory of shipping supplies, such as boxes, labels, tape, bubble wrap, loose packing materials, or tape guns.
Compose descriptions of merchandise for posting to online storefront, auction sites, or other shopping Web sites.
Order or purchase merchandise to maintain optimal inventory levels.
Design customer interface of online storefront, using web programming or e-commerce software.
Correspond with online customers via electronic mail, telephone, or other electronic messaging to address questions or complaints about products, policies, or shipping methods.
Devise, select, or purchase domain name and web address.

Related Technology & Tools

Desktop computers
Tablet computers
External hard drives
Personal computers
Laser facsimile machines
Label printers
Credit card machines

Content management systems CMS
Adobe Systems Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Word
LAMP Stack
Relational database management software
Inventory tracking software
Hypertext markup language HTML
Google Analytics
Apache Struts
Google Checkout
Microsoft Office
Twitter
Microsoft Outlook
IBM WebSphere
PayPal
Linux
Microsoft Visual Studio
jQuery
Microsoft PowerPoint
Blogging software
AJAX
JavaScript
IBM Domino
Adobe Systems Adobe Fireworks
Enterprise JavaBeans
Web browser software
Search engine marketing SEM software
Facebook
Extensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML
Microsoft .NET Framework
Shipment processing software
ProPay
Search engine results pages SERP software
Financial accounting software
WordPress
Microsoft Visio
Snorasson Holdings CCNow
CCBill
Intuit QuickBoooks Payments
Drupal
e-check software
Tax software
YouTube
Oracle Java
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
NetSuite ERP
Apache Solr
IBM Digital Analytics
Adobe Systems Adobe Dreamweaver
Intuit QuickBooks
Magento Analytics
MyCommerce RegNow
Oracle JavaServer Pages JSP
MySQL
C#
Extensible markup language XML
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
Structured query language SQL
Mobile application software
Microsoft Project
Microsoft Excel
Dynamic hypertext markup language DHTML
Google AdWords
Search engine optimization SEO software
Webtrends software