Repair department manager vs department manager

The differences between repair department managers and department 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 repair department manager, becoming a department manager takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, a repair department manager has an average salary of $80,364, which is higher than the $67,160 average annual salary of a department manager.

The top three skills for a repair department manager include customer satisfaction, customer service and FAA. The most important skills for a department manager are inventory management, sales promotions, and cleanliness.

Repair department manager vs department manager overview

	Repair Department Manager	Department Manager
Yearly salary	$80,364	$67,160
Hourly rate	$38.64	$32.29
Growth rate	10%	5%
Number of jobs	47,428	330,327
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Average age	49	43
Years of experience	4	6

Repair department manager vs department manager salary

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

	Repair Department Manager	Department Manager
Average salary	$80,364	$67,160
Salary range	Between $55,000 And $115,000	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 repair department manager and department manager education

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

	Repair Department Manager	Department Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 46%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Alfred	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Repair department manager vs department manager demographics

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

	Repair Department Manager	Department Manager
Average age	49	43
Gender ratio	Male, 78.8% Female, 21.2%	Male, 51.8% Female, 48.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 2.1% White, 67.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%	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	4%	9%

Differences between repair department manager and department manager duties and responsibilities

Repair department manager example responsibilities.

Maintain department by establishing merchandising goals, managing inventory control, and maintaining department organization and cleanliness.
Administer the ISO and CSR databases and training / safety documents.
Issue RMA numbers and collect repair data.
Assure departmental conformance to ISO, ANSI, NIST and other standards.
Resolve and prevent problems with warranty claims, RMA's invoicing and other issues.
Conduct geotechnical and geological investigations and mineral resource evaluations for commercial, industrial and governmental clients using the above-mentioned drilling techniques.

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.

Repair department manager vs department manager skills

Common repair department manager skills

Customer Satisfaction, 11%
Customer Service, 11%
FAA, 9%
PC, 7%
Technical Support, 6%
Safety Procedures, 5%

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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