Co-assistant manager vs store manager

The differences between co-assistant managers and store managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a co-assistant manager and a store manager. Additionally, a store manager has an average salary of $46,950, which is higher than the $32,262 average annual salary of a co-assistant manager.

The top three skills for a co-assistant manager include store operations, retail store and store sales. The most important skills for a store manager are store management, retail store, and customer service.

Co-assistant manager vs store manager overview

	Co-Assistant Manager	Store Manager
Yearly salary	$32,262	$46,950
Hourly rate	$15.51	$22.57
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	346,383	446,127
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	6	6

What does a co-assistant manager do?

A co-assistant manager is someone who collaborates with another assistant manager in helping the recruitment and the training of the team members. These managers ensure the team complies with company regulations, leads the team, organizes schedules of the members, and solves the customer's complaints. Their duties include controlling costs to maximize profits, organize the entire management design, and supervise all the employees. Qualities needed for the job include relevant work experience in retail management, self-motivated, and commitment to customer satisfaction.

What does a store manager do?

A store manager is responsible for monitoring the daily operations, making sure of its smooth and efficient performance with the best services provided to the customers. Store managers' duty also includes tracking the budget of the store to ensure that all expenses are meeting the sales goals. A store manager must also be able to plan and share strategies to boost sales performance and provide the needed support for the employees by communicating with them regularly, listening on suggestions, and taking necessary actions for complaints as required.

Co-assistant manager vs store manager salary

Co-assistant managers and store managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Co-Assistant Manager	Store Manager
Average salary	$32,262	$46,950
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $39,000	Between $30,000 And $73,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Delaware
Best paying company	-	Meta
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between co-assistant manager and store manager education

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

	Co-Assistant Manager	Store Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Co-assistant manager vs store manager demographics

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

	Co-Assistant Manager	Store Manager
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 43.8% Female, 56.2%	Male, 51.2% Female, 48.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.2% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 6.1% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

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

Co-assistant manager example responsibilities.

Manage budgets for total box for everything including payroll, staffing, loss, inventory, safety, and maintenance.
Manage all secretarial functions for executive associates routinely operate office equipment including computer, POS, fax and adding machines.
Provide leadership and direction to facility management and program owners while motivating and interacting with employees to achieve continuous improvement.
Maintain payroll and inventory control.
Develop innovative marketing materials and create free weekly seminars in basic pet discipline development skills to increase training program enrollment.
Detail-Orient, efficient and organize professional with extensive experience in accounting system QuickBooks and Microsoft office.

Store manager example responsibilities.

Store achieve highest UPT in company for FY11.
Assist the DM and help to manage the district in her absence.
Manage the store's inventory with GNC guidelines; receiving, checking and shelving all merchandising orders.
Train and develop to manage multi-unit operations.
Create implementation plans to support execution of Starbucks initiatives to achieve both operational excellence and business results.
Develop and implement operational strategies utilizing less payroll expenses and allot hour usage to accomplish logistical and operational excellence.

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Co-assistant manager vs store manager skills

Common co-assistant manager skills

Store Operations, 38%
Retail Store, 32%
Store Sales, 6%
Product Knowledge, 6%
Loss Prevention, 5%
Retail Sales, 4%

Common store manager skills

Store Management, 8%
Retail Store, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
PET, 5%
Loss Prevention, 5%
Sales Floor, 4%

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