How To Become A Clerk/Manager: What It Is and Career Path

What is a clerk/manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

2 min read

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a clerk/manager. For example, did you know that they make an average of $15.74 an hour? That's $32,743 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow -10% and produce -335,700 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreClerk/ManagerUS Average

Salary

2.6

Avg. Salary $32,743

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

5.3

Growth rate -10%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

4.9

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 1.19%

Asian 7.97%

Black or African American 9.15%

Hispanic or Latino 17.79%

Unknown 5.78%

White 58.11%

Gender

female 58.48%

male 41.52%

Age - 28

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 - 28

Stress level

5.3

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level

3.7

Complexity level is basic

7 - challenging

Work life balance

10.0

Work life balance is excellent

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a clerk/manager

Explore clerk/manager education requirements

Most common clerk/manager degrees

High School Diploma

32.1 %

Bachelor's

29.6 %

Associate

27.3 %

Start to develop specific clerk/manager skills

Skills	Percentages
Customer Service	38.12%
Payroll	10.79%
Store Merchandise	5.45%
Bank Deposits	4.46%
Financial Statements	3.30%

Complete relevant clerk/manager training and internships

Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New clerks/manager 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 a clerk/manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real clerk/manager resumes.

Research clerk/manager duties and responsibilities

Bag groceries for customers and load them in their vehicle.
Calculate order totals, receive money and make change using POS system.
Bag groceries for customers, help customers to car and unload groceries.
Interview job candidates, make staffing decisions, and train new associates on POS system and key sales guidelines.

Prepare your clerk/manager resume

When your background is strong enough, you can start writing your clerk/manager resume.

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Apply for clerk/manager jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a clerk/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

How do clerks/manager rate their job?

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Clerk/manager reviews

A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2019

Pros

I love the high demands on how fast the grocery store is!I love the different personalities that walk in the store i love the customer satisfaction the ability to learn something new every day I love to be an example and help others go above and beyond the co workers i work with make me feel like I'm at home!it's about team work and self discipline having common sense to do your daily task as a lead!