Department store sales person vs expert

The differences between department store sales people and experts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an expert has an average salary of $94,068, which is higher than the $47,429 average annual salary of a department store sales person.

Department store sales person vs expert overview

	Department Store Sales Person	Expert
Yearly salary	$47,429	$94,068
Hourly rate	$22.80	$45.23
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	228,931	11,893
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Department store sales person vs expert salary

Department store sales people and experts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Department Store Sales Person	Expert
Average salary	$47,429	$94,068
Salary range	Between $34,000 And $64,000	Between $54,000 And $161,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	McKinsey & Company Inc
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between department store sales person and expert education

There are a few differences between a department store sales person and an expert in terms of educational background:

	Department Store Sales Person	Expert
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 50%
Most common major	Specialized Sales And Merchandising	Business
Most common college	-	-

Department store sales person vs expert demographics

Here are the differences between department store sales people' and experts' demographics:

	Department Store Sales Person	Expert
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 26.0% Female, 74.0%	Male, 55.6% Female, 44.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 5.7% White, 64.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 8.3% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between department store sales person and expert duties and responsibilities

Department store sales person example responsibilities.

Service retail customers by processing purchase orders/request and deliveries; displaying specific POS materials for advertisement and product announcement.
Earn role expansion to encompass auto sales after exceeding rigorous automobile sales objectives.

Expert example responsibilities.

Manage full life cycle development / deployment of focuse business intelligence solutions (SDLC).
Manage 20 Lean/Six sigma projects in 2005 enabling annualize savings of $1.42 MM vs. goal of 1.2 MM.
Develop talent management plans, set goals, and provide motivation to achieve client and program objectives (KPI's).
Manage back-end operations to ensure quality and timely delivery of product.
Manage transition logistics for a global vehicle financing company downsizing operations in Colorado.
Manipulate or correct color in scan images using Photoshop for the purpose of digitalprinting or platemaking.

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Updated January 8, 2025

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