Garden center manager vs department manager

The differences between garden center managers and department 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 a department manager. Additionally, a department manager has an average salary of $67,160, which is higher than the $38,496 average annual salary of a garden center manager.

The top three skills for a garden center manager include product knowledge, nursery stock and sales floor. The most important skills for a department manager are inventory management, sales promotions, and cleanliness.

Garden center manager vs department manager overview

	Garden Center Manager	Department Manager
Yearly salary	$38,496	$67,160
Hourly rate	$18.51	$32.29
Growth rate	-3%	5%
Number of jobs	53,204	330,327
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Garden center manager vs department manager salary

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

	Garden Center Manager	Department Manager
Average salary	$38,496	$67,160
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $49,000	Between $39,000 And $115,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Ralph Lauren
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between garden center manager and department manager education

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

	Garden Center Manager	Department Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
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 department manager demographics

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

	Garden Center Manager	Department Manager
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%
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, 9.3% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.8% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between garden center manager and department 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.

Department manager example responsibilities.

Participate in company's ISO certification program, successfully achieving ISO [] and AS9100 certification.
Manage and delegate over lumber-building materials department including millwork department.
Manage electronics, wireless connection center, layaway and online order/pickup departments.
Develop schedules; manage payroll; multitask extensively to ensure competing requirements are complete.
Monitor and maximize sales and payroll by identifying sales opportunities and managing controllable expenses.
Manage geotechnical aspects of an EIR/EIS for a coastal development in an environmentally sensitive lagoon.

Garden center manager vs department 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 department manager skills

Inventory Management, 38%
Sales Promotions, 17%
Cleanliness, 13%
Customer Service, 8%
Sales Floor, 3%
Product Knowledge, 2%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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