Supervisor/sales associate vs assistant manager, sales

The differences between supervisors/sales associate and assistant managers, sales can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a supervisor/sales associate and an assistant manager, sales. Additionally, an assistant manager, sales has an average salary of $35,569, which is higher than the $34,067 average annual salary of a supervisor/sales associate.

The top three skills for a supervisor/sales associate include customer service, sales floor and product knowledge. The most important skills for an assistant manager, sales are retail sales, customer service, and excellent interpersonal.

Supervisor/sales associate vs assistant manager, sales overview

	Supervisor/Sales Associate	Assistant Manager, Sales
Yearly salary	$34,067	$35,569
Hourly rate	$16.38	$17.10
Growth rate	-	5%
Number of jobs	391,764	561,553
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	6	6

Supervisor/sales associate vs assistant manager, sales salary

Supervisors/sales associate and assistant managers, sales have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Supervisor/Sales Associate	Assistant Manager, Sales
Average salary	$34,067	$35,569
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $42,000	Between $30,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Green Bay, WI
Highest paying state	-	Nebraska
Best paying company	-	AT&T
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between supervisor/sales associate and assistant manager, sales education

There are a few differences between a supervisor/sales associate and an assistant manager, sales in terms of educational background:

	Supervisor/Sales Associate	Assistant Manager, Sales
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Supervisor/sales associate vs assistant manager, sales demographics

Here are the differences between supervisors/sales associate' and assistant managers, sales' demographics:

	Supervisor/Sales Associate	Assistant Manager, Sales
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 39.6% Female, 60.4%	Male, 54.7% Female, 45.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 7.0% White, 61.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between supervisor/sales associate and assistant manager, sales duties and responsibilities

Supervisor/sales associate example responsibilities.

Partner in managing operations of multiple retail outlets, including hiring, performance management, scheduling, and merchandising management.
Demonstrate knowledge and execution of all register (POS) functions; handle all cash controls and transactions accurately.
Utilize proactive persuasive/retention skills to turn requests for disconnection or downgrade into sales and save opportunities by identifying customer needs.
Demonstrate strong leadership, communication and supervisory skills by providing coaching and feedback to maximize individual and store performance.

Assistant manager, sales example responsibilities.

Manage employees make sure the store run smoothly and efficiently.
Partner in managing operations of multiple retail outlets, including hiring, performance management, scheduling, and merchandising management.
Conduct inventory management, talent acquisition, develop sales reports, and generate payroll and staffing schedules.
Perform payroll audits, weekly scheduling and execute responsive actions to customer complaints.
Coordinate with sales team to introduce new products, retail policies and procedures, sales goals and POS systems.
Maintain company standards for cleanliness and organization.

Supervisor/sales associate vs assistant manager, sales skills

Common supervisor/sales associate skills

Customer Service, 43%
Sales Floor, 10%
Product Knowledge, 5%
POS, 4%
Customer Satisfaction, 4%
Customer Complaints, 3%

Common assistant manager, sales skills

Retail Sales, 28%
Customer Service, 13%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Sales Floor, 5%
Customer Inquiries, 5%
Sales Training, 5%

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