Retail chain store area supervisor vs national sales manager

The differences between retail chain store area supervisors and national sales managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both a retail chain store area supervisor and a national sales manager. Additionally, a national sales manager has an average salary of $102,742, which is higher than the $71,827 average annual salary of a retail chain store area supervisor.

The top three skills for a retail chain store area supervisor include customer service, bank deposits and . The most important skills for a national sales manager are customer service, product development, and trade shows.

Retail chain store area supervisor vs national sales manager overview

	Retail Chain Store Area Supervisor	National Sales Manager
Yearly salary	$71,827	$102,742
Hourly rate	$34.53	$49.40
Growth rate	5%	5%
Number of jobs	93,054	94,554
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Retail chain store area supervisor vs national sales manager salary

Retail chain store area supervisors and national sales managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Retail Chain Store Area Supervisor	National Sales Manager
Average salary	$71,827	$102,742
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $126,000	Between $67,000 And $155,000
Highest paying City	-	Hartford, CT
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	NetApp
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between retail chain store area supervisor and national sales manager education

There are a few differences between a retail chain store area supervisor and a national sales manager in terms of educational background:

	Retail Chain Store Area Supervisor	National Sales Manager
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 79%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Southern California	University of Southern California

Retail chain store area supervisor vs national sales manager demographics

Here are the differences between retail chain store area supervisors' and national sales managers' demographics:

	Retail Chain Store Area Supervisor	National Sales Manager
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 59.4% Female, 40.6%	Male, 80.4% Female, 19.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 3.2% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% Asian, 4.1% White, 78.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between retail chain store area supervisor and national sales manager duties and responsibilities

Retail chain store area supervisor example responsibilities.

Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.
Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.
Demonstrate resourcefulness and imagination when managing professional responsibilities.

National sales manager example responsibilities.

Manage nationwide SAAS sales team, train, hire, develop territories, create budgets, marketing and sales development.
Manage relationships with clients via CRM, conducted/coordinate city wide site visits, craft creative presentations, proposals and bid packets.
Lead team on product redesign to web-base SaaS infrastructure and generate feature content base on customer need and marketability.
Introduce a foreign manufacture into a dominant domestic automotive and aerospace markets while achieving business goals and domestic tool production plans.
Experience with on-line, call center, recruitment with the use of Salesforce software.
Implement CRM tool tailor specifically for the collegiate market, creating equity and accountability in the inside and outside sales force.

Retail chain store area supervisor vs national sales manager skills

Common retail chain store area supervisor skills

Customer Service, 65%
Bank Deposits, 35%

Common national sales manager skills

Customer Service, 10%
Product Development, 10%
Trade Shows, 7%
Sales Growth, 6%
Sales Strategies, 5%
Business Development, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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