Overnight manager vs department manager

The differences between overnight 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 an overnight manager and a department manager. Additionally, a department manager has an average salary of $67,160, which is higher than the $37,076 average annual salary of an overnight manager.

The top three skills for an overnight manager include food handling, cleanliness and customer complaints. The most important skills for a department manager are inventory management, sales promotions, and cleanliness.

Overnight manager vs department manager overview

	Overnight Manager	Department Manager
Yearly salary	$37,076	$67,160
Hourly rate	$17.82	$32.29
Growth rate	6%	5%
Number of jobs	374,654	330,327
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	44	43
Years of experience	6	6

Overnight manager vs department manager salary

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

	Overnight Manager	Department Manager
Average salary	$37,076	$67,160
Salary range	Between $27,000 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 overnight manager and department manager education

There are a few differences between an overnight manager and a department manager in terms of educational background:

	Overnight Manager	Department Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Overnight manager vs department manager demographics

Here are the differences between overnight managers' and department managers' demographics:

	Overnight Manager	Department Manager
Average age	44	43
Gender ratio	Male, 67.3% Female, 32.7%	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.4% Asian, 6.3% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	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	10%	9%

Differences between overnight manager and department manager duties and responsibilities

Overnight manager example responsibilities.

Conduct daily sales presentations to prospective customers that lead to an establish model laud by company leadership.
Assist guest with carrying their luggage, groceries and any other baggage to and from their vehicles.
Handle attendance and punctuality, performance evaluations, implement policies and procedures, provide guidelines for database clean-up and informal training.
Monitor all travel activity for VIP's/Congress/Dignitaries/Hollywood Celebrities/Sports Figures/Musicians, with emphasis on proactively anticipating travel disruptions and incorporating satisfactory resolution.

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.

Overnight manager vs department manager skills

Common overnight manager skills

Food Handling, 14%
Cleanliness, 10%
Customer Complaints, 10%
Strong Customer Service, 9%
Front Desk, 7%
Store Merchandise, 4%

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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