Liquor establishment manager vs area manager

The differences between liquor establishment managers and area managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a liquor establishment manager, becoming an area manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an area manager has an average salary of $73,472, which is higher than the $38,930 average annual salary of a liquor establishment manager.

The top three skills for a liquor establishment manager include wine, product quality and customer service. The most important skills for an area manager are customer service, safety standards, and logistics.

Liquor establishment manager vs area manager overview

	Liquor Establishment Manager	Area Manager
Yearly salary	$38,930	$73,472
Hourly rate	$18.72	$35.32
Growth rate	10%	6%
Number of jobs	106,184	341,983
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	39	44
Years of experience	4	6

Liquor establishment manager vs area manager salary

Liquor establishment managers and area managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Liquor Establishment Manager	Area Manager
Average salary	$38,930	$73,472
Salary range	Between $31,000 And $48,000	Between $50,000 And $107,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	New York
Best paying company	United Natural Foods	Clifford Chance
Best paying industry	Retail	Technology

Differences between liquor establishment manager and area manager education

There are a few differences between a liquor establishment manager and an area manager in terms of educational background:

	Liquor Establishment Manager	Area Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Liquor establishment manager vs area manager demographics

Here are the differences between liquor establishment managers' and area managers' demographics:

	Liquor Establishment Manager	Area Manager
Average age	39	44
Gender ratio	Male, 69.7% Female, 30.3%	Male, 69.1% Female, 30.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 24.1% Asian, 9.3% White, 53.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between liquor establishment manager and area manager duties and responsibilities

Liquor establishment manager example responsibilities.

Ensure maintenance of store including cleanliness and overall aesthetics and manage the load process and backroom activities/organization.
Process vendor orders, change gas prices and run daily reports.
Preform inventory monthly and run register when needed.Quit, not enough pay for work preform.
Originate wine tasting through partnerships with wineries/distributors.
Establish excellent working relationships with various wine representatives.
Prepare sales and customer relations reports by analyzing and categorizing sales information; identifying and investigating customer complaints and service suggestions.

Area manager example responsibilities.

Manage the recruitment, hiring, training and development of all depot distribution staff.
Used creativity and persistence to create new sales leads and run all provide leads.
Mark by achieving district s top shrink and performance (e.g., CPR) rates.
Manage Sortation area operations and escalate customer order fulfillment issues.
Manage operations in accordance with all regulatory (HSE) requirements and company procedures/guiding principles.
Implement and manage contracts for Medicaid while maintaining excellent relationships with key local agency executives.

Liquor establishment manager vs area manager skills

Common liquor establishment manager skills

Wine, 62%
Product Quality, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
Customer Complaints, 6%
Customer Relations, 4%
Merchandise Presentation, 2%

Common area manager skills

Customer Service, 18%
Safety Standards, 10%
Logistics, 8%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%
Business Plan, 4%
Continuous Improvement, 4%

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