Assistant store director vs co-manager

The differences between assistant store directors and co-managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both an assistant store director and a co-manager. Additionally, a co-manager has an average salary of $64,962, which is higher than the $52,937 average annual salary of an assistant store director.

The top three skills for an assistant store director include strong customer service, store sales and excellent interpersonal. The most important skills for a co-manager are payroll, customer service, and food safety.

Assistant store director vs co-manager overview

	Assistant Store Director	Co-Manager
Yearly salary	$52,937	$64,962
Hourly rate	$25.45	$31.23
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	167,877	258,234
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Assistant store director vs co-manager salary

Assistant store directors and co-managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Store Director	Co-Manager
Average salary	$52,937	$64,962
Salary range	Between $45,000 And $62,000	Between $35,000 And $119,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	GUESS
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between assistant store director and co-manager education

There are a few differences between an assistant store director and a co-manager in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Store Director	Co-Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 58%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Assistant store director vs co-manager demographics

Here are the differences between assistant store directors' and co-managers' demographics:

	Assistant Store Director	Co-Manager
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 71.2% Female, 28.8%	Male, 44.3% Female, 55.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 6.9% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.1% White, 62.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between assistant store director and co-manager duties and responsibilities

Assistant store director example responsibilities.

Develop and implement strategic merchandising plans to achieve revenue objectives and reduce expenditures while ensuring payroll remains within budget goals.
Increase sales through cleanliness, effective merchandising, delivery of quality customer service and reduction of shrinkage through proper ordering.
Consult with colleagues on special projects to supply direction and ideas for driving process improvements during delegation as district logistics subject-matter-expert.
Train new associates on POS system and company standards including sales techniques.
Achieve the number one spot in the district for YTD payroll, RedCard conversion, and improvements on gross margin.

Co-manager example responsibilities.

Partner in managing operations of multiple retail outlets, including hiring, performance management, scheduling, and merchandising management.
Supervise an ethnically diverse staff ensuring in stock availability, quality control, cleanliness, and overall customer satisfaction.
Provide a quick and convenient trip for customers through efficient communication, having item prices memorize and mental math.
Prepare and review opening and closing sales reports, as well as opening and closing the POS systems every day.
Retail POS system database maintenance to ensure accurate information for store operating reports.
Develop and train associates for entry level management position with emphasizes on leadership and delegation.

Assistant store director vs co-manager skills

Common assistant store director skills

Strong Customer Service, 10%
Store Sales, 7%
Excellent Interpersonal, 7%
Customer Complaints, 7%
Cleanliness, 6%
Food Safety, 5%

Common co-manager skills

Payroll, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Food Safety, 6%
Loss Prevention, 6%
Perform Routine Maintenance, 5%
Store Sales, 5%

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