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

What is a depot manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

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Quoted expert

Mark Meng Ph.D.

There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a depot manager. For example, did you know that they make an average of $23.3 an hour? That's $48,456 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 6% and produce 189,200 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a depot manager?

Mark Meng Ph.D.

Mark Z. Meng, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Indiana University Kokomo

Analytical skill comes at the top. The hospitality world has becoming increasingly
dependent on data. Crisis and emergency management demonstrated their importance
in the past three years across all areas of the hospitality industry.

ScoreDepot ManagerUS Average

Salary

3.8

Avg. Salary $48,456

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

9.6

Growth rate 6%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.5

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.47%

Asian 6.38%

Black or African American 6.20%

Hispanic or Latino 15.26%

Unknown 4.34%

White 67.35%

Gender

female 18.45%

male 81.55%

Age - 44

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 - 44

Stress level

9.6

Stress level is very high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

9.2

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance

3.6

Work life balance is poor

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a depot manager

Explore depot manager education requirements

Most common depot manager degrees

Bachelor's

39.7 %

Associate

25.2 %

High School Diploma

18.8 %

Start to develop specific depot manager skills

Skills	Percentages
OSHA	21.34%
POS	16.70%
Logistics	14.35%
Inventory Management	7.15%
Customer Service	6.26%

Complete relevant depot manager training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 6-12 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New depot 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 a depot manager based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real depot manager resumes.

Research depot manager duties and responsibilities

Coordinate communications with logistics and customer service representatives in order to ensure compliance with client service level agreements are achieved.
Manage team of database administrators, database technicians and systems administrators responsible for maintaining all production, development and QA systems.
Ship PC's and all PC accessories.
Install and repair CO2 systems.

Apply for depot manager jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a depot 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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Depot manager reviews

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