Garden center manager vs assistant grocery manager

The differences between garden center managers and assistant grocery 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 garden center manager and an assistant grocery manager. Additionally, a garden center manager has an average salary of $38,496, which is higher than the $35,959 average annual salary of an assistant grocery manager.

The top three skills for a garden center manager include product knowledge, nursery stock and sales floor. The most important skills for an assistant grocery manager are sales floor, good communication, and grocery products.

Garden center manager vs assistant grocery manager overview

	Garden Center Manager	Assistant Grocery Manager
Yearly salary	$38,496	$35,959
Hourly rate	$18.51	$17.29
Growth rate	-3%	6%
Number of jobs	53,204	85,446
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Garden center manager vs assistant grocery manager salary

Garden center managers and assistant grocery managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Garden Center Manager	Assistant Grocery Manager
Average salary	$38,496	$35,959
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $49,000	Between $26,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between garden center manager and assistant grocery manager education

There are a few differences between a garden center manager and an assistant grocery manager in terms of educational background:

	Garden Center Manager	Assistant Grocery Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Plant Sciences	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Garden center manager vs assistant grocery manager demographics

Here are the differences between garden center managers' and assistant grocery managers' demographics:

	Garden Center Manager	Assistant Grocery Manager
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%	Male, 84.9% Female, 15.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 12.6% Asian, 7.4% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 17.2% Asian, 6.5% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between garden center manager and assistant grocery manager duties and responsibilities

Garden center manager example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain permaculture gardens and environmental educator.
Order plants mulch and other items to sell run a cash register and make schedules for fellow team members.
Participate in organizational performance management processes.
Participate in organizational performance management processes.

Assistant grocery manager example responsibilities.

Manage cleanliness in grocery department.
Promote from associate to manage several departments including jewelry, housewares, automotive and electronics.
Assist with ordering, receiving, stocking and display of grocery product, maintaining department cleanliness, and providing customer service.
Conduct geotechnical and geological investigations and mineral resource evaluations for commercial, industrial and governmental clients using the above-mentioned drilling techniques.
Pack customers groceries and assist them to their vehicles and load them in.
Order groceries, store supplies, checking sell by dates in insure product freshness, shipping and receiving.

Garden center manager vs assistant grocery manager skills

Common garden center manager skills

Product Knowledge, 15%
Nursery Stock, 13%
Sales Floor, 8%
Product Flow, 8%
Safety Regulations, 7%
Greenhouse Operations, 6%

Common assistant grocery manager skills

Sales Floor, 13%
Good Communication, 13%
Grocery Products, 11%
Cleanliness, 8%
Store Management, 7%
Product Knowledge, 6%

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