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Job Description


	Directly supervise sales workers in a retail establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

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Job Requirements


	Experience: Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

	Education: These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

	Training: Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

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Significant Points


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Sales Worker Supervisors

Overall employment is projected to grow more slowly than average; the number of self-employed sales worker supervisors is expected to decline. Applicants with retail experience should have the best job opportunities. In many retail establishments, managers are promoted from within the company; a postsecondary degree may speed a sales worker supervisor's advancement into management. Long, irregular hours, including evenings and weekends, are common.
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Top Ten Industries

U.S. National Figures.

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Other General Merchandise Stores	142,780
Grocery Stores	124,940
Clothing Stores	109,160
Department Stores	88,320
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	87,400
Gasoline Stations	78,320
Automobile Dealers	40,670
Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	39,950
Electronics and Appliance Stores	39,890
Automotive Parts, Accessories, and Tire Stores	30,520

Career Video

Title: "Supervisors and Managers of Retail Sales Workers"

Duration: 01:17

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Salaries

U.S. National Averages.

First-line supervisors/managers of retail sales workers
Average Annual Salary	$39,130
Average Hourly Wage	$18.81
Total Employment	1,163,040

Employment by Gender

U.S. National Average.

	Women

	Men

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Interesting Fact

The first U.S. patent, issued in 1790 to Samuel Hopkins for a potassium compound, was signed by both President George Washington and then Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson.

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