Merchandising representative vs representative

The differences between merchandising representatives and representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become a merchandising representative, becoming a representative takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a representative has an average salary of $36,023, which is higher than the $32,303 average annual salary of a merchandising representative.

The top three skills for a merchandising representative include little supervision, store management and plan-o-grams. The most important skills for a representative are cleanliness, patients, and customer issues.

Merchandising representative vs representative overview

	Merchandising Representative	Representative
Yearly salary	$32,303	$36,023
Hourly rate	$15.53	$17.32
Growth rate	4%	-4%
Number of jobs	351,931	252,761
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	47	40
Years of experience	4	12

What does a merchandising representative do?

Merchandising representatives are professionals who are responsible for providing point-of-purchase and shelf management services to produce sales. These representatives are required to plan and develop merchandising strategies so that they can balance the expectations of customers and the organization's objectives. They must maintain store shelves and display products appropriately so that they can maximize the interest of customers and sales levels. Merchandising representatives must also analyze sales figures, the reactions of customers, and market trends to anticipate their product needs and plan product stock.

What does a representative do?

Representatives are lawmakers who represent the people in a specific district. They run for office to represent their districts in their hometown or their current place of living. Representatives are usually charismatic and good communicators. These characteristics are especially important during campaign and election periods. Representatives should be able to capture the hearts of the voters through their planned projects and advocacies. They are then elected by their constituents. Upon election, representatives author bills that will eventually be passed into law should it be approved by the majority of the congress. They also vote on the passage of bills authored by other representatives. They also participate in discussions and debates regarding different bills, issues, and laws. Representatives are expected to vote according to their conscience and in consideration of the voice of their constituents.

Merchandising representative vs representative salary

Merchandising representatives and representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Merchandising Representative	Representative
Average salary	$32,303	$36,023
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $40,000	Between $23,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Maine	New York
Best paying company	ECMD	Google
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	Transportation

Differences between merchandising representative and representative education

There are a few differences between a merchandising representative and a representative in terms of educational background:

	Merchandising Representative	Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	-

Merchandising representative vs representative demographics

Here are the differences between merchandising representatives' and representatives' demographics:

	Merchandising Representative	Representative
Average age	47	40
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 41.8% Female, 58.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.8% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 5.1% White, 73.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between merchandising representative and representative duties and responsibilities

Merchandising representative example responsibilities.

Manage Nintendo's promotional programs; secure and maintain point-of-purchase displays that alert customers to brand availability.
Update POS promotional materials such as cardboard temporary decorative displays.
Coordinate and administer jewelry entries for industry awards and advertisements in national fashion magazines.
Assist patients with Critical/Triage calls; document necessary symptoms for medical assistants to determine what medical intervention is necessary.
Place IRC on assign products for promotional sales.
Increase sales by installing displays and instant rebate coupons (IRC).

Representative example responsibilities.

Manage fitting rooms and recover the department, while providing exceptional customer service and offering rewards and POS options.
Manage physical portfolio with necessary derivatives to mitigate risk within company guidelines.
Conduct telephone sales and interviews, compile and enter information into database, manage documents and insure customer satisfaction.
Review EOB denials, appeals and/or rebilling as appropriate.
Certify of all requirements, policies, and procedures, including MSB.
Take inbound phone calls from member and providers explaining the EOB denial and payments

Merchandising representative vs representative skills

Common merchandising representative skills

Little Supervision, 24%
Store Management, 23%
Plan-O-Grams, 13%
Customer Service, 9%
Product Knowledge, 6%
Working Independently, 5%

Common representative skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Patients, 11%
Customer Issues, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Data Entry, 6%
Outbound Calls, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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