Garden center manager vs floor manager

The differences between garden center managers and floor 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 floor manager. Additionally, a floor manager has an average salary of $43,813, 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 floor manager are customer service, cleanliness, and pallets.

Garden center manager vs floor manager overview

	Garden Center Manager	Floor Manager
Yearly salary	$38,496	$43,813
Hourly rate	$18.51	$21.06
Growth rate	-3%	6%
Number of jobs	53,204	442,213
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Garden center manager vs floor manager salary

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

	Garden Center Manager	Floor Manager
Average salary	$38,496	$43,813
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $49,000	Between $32,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Oil States International
Best paying industry	-	Telecommunication

Differences between garden center manager and floor manager education

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

	Garden Center Manager	Floor Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
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 floor manager demographics

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

	Garden Center Manager	Floor Manager
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 57.3% Female, 42.7%	Male, 56.1% Female, 43.9%
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, 8.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between garden center manager and floor 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.

Floor manager example responsibilities.

Manage all marketing initiatives and programs including maintenance of POS and coupon/tie-in programs.
Present PowerPoint presentations and lead skill stations.
Organize and run all managerial duties thru out the the store.
Ensure production run smoothly, solve problems under pressure, sanitize the plant daily to international health-code standards.
Work on POS registers.-Open/Close Store.- Lead employees in task procedures and guide them in helping customers.- Make deposits to bank.
Structure and facilitate all training classes along with creating necessary Powerpoint presentations for class.

Garden center manager vs floor 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 floor manager skills

Customer Service, 14%
Cleanliness, 12%
Pallets, 11%
HR, 8%
Flyers, 5%
Safety Standards, 5%

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