How To Become An Assistant Night Manager: What It Is and Career Path

What is an assistant night manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

3 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being an assistant night manager. For example, did you know that they make an average of $17.67 an hour? That's $36,746 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 18% and produce 9,200 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreAssistant Night ManagerUS Average

Salary

2.9

Avg. Salary $36,746

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

9.7

Growth rate 18%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

5.7

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 1.19%

Asian 9.59%

Black or African American 8.64%

Hispanic or Latino 11.48%

Unknown 5.12%

White 63.97%

Gender

female 34.20%

male 65.80%

Age - 46

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 46

Stress level

9.7

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

10.0

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

2.5

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an assistant night manager

Explore assistant night manager education requirements

Most common assistant night manager degrees

High School Diploma

34.0 %

Bachelor's

33.4 %

Associate

21.0 %

Start to develop specific assistant night manager skills

Skills	Percentages
Customer Service	16.10%
CPR	12.17%
Cleanliness	12.00%
Pallets	11.39%
Payroll	9.35%

Complete relevant assistant night manager training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New assistant night managers learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an assistant night manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real assistant night manager resumes.

Research assistant night manager duties and responsibilities

Manage shipment, damages, charge orders, transfers, markdowns, seasonal floor sets, RTV and store supplies.
End of day deposits, computer work and end of week payroll.
Prepare, maintain, and distribute statistical financial, accounting, auditing, or payroll reports and tables.
Answer switchboard phones to effectively communicate answers to questions, correctly entering data for reservations and stating hotel policy.

Apply for assistant night manager jobs

Now it's time to start searching for an assistant night manager job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

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Assistant night manager reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2022

Pros

I have leadership skills I always hire employees who like to work in a team I like to see sales increase and love to see the best customer service is given

A zippia user wrote a review on Jun 2020

Pros

Educating employees and getting everyone on the same mindset about what it takes for a company to succeed.

A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2020

Cons

Sometimes it gets overwhelming. Everyone turns to you and you have to be able to help them