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Working at Vans

Zippia score 4.7

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Vans overview

Industry
Apparel
Revenue
$520M
Headquarters
Employees
2,124
Founded in
1966
Website
Organization type
Private
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Vans is a retail company focusing on action sports apparel, footwear, and lifestyle products. Since its inception in 1996 by Paul Van Doren, James Van Doren, Serge Delia, and Gordon Lee, Vans has been synonymous with youth culture, action sports, and music. The company boasts a top-tier action sports team featuring renowned athletes such as Geoff Rowley, Tony Alva, and Hana Beaman. Vans also supports the action sports lifestyle through events like the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, Pro-Tec Pool Party, The Downtown Showdown, and Vans Warped Tour.

Headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA, Vans employs over 2,000 people and generates an annual revenue of $520 million. The company is known for providing a great work environment and has been featured as number two on Zippia's list of Best Companies to Work for in Costa Mesa, CA. With an average employee salary of $31,596 per year, Vans stands as a key player in the retail industry. Competitors such as Steve Madden, Michael Kors, and Calvin Klein offer higher salaries but Vans remains steadfast in its commitment to authenticity and fostering the action sports lifestyle.

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5.0
A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2020
Pros of working at Vans

The discount and the people are super nice there

Cons of working at Vans

The number of hours I get, it’s not enough

Vans benefits

The discounts are very good got the employees

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A zippia user wrote a review on Apr 2020
Pros of working at Vans

They are focused on their employees. They are very philanthropic and working to reduce waste and their carbon footprint.

Cons of working at Vans

Communication and expectations are not always stated clearly. I have offered ideas to help the company and I get pushed aside only for my idea to be implemented a year or two later without crediting me.

Vans benefits

The freedom of working remotely and working for a company I grew up with as a skateboarder, snowboarder & surfer.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Feb 2020
Pros of working at Vans

I enjoy helping customers from diverse backgrounds, working with people who become like a second family, and lastly, I enjoy meeting store objectives while making customers feel welcomed.

Cons of working at Vans

I would enjoy working more hours.

Vans benefits

My two favorite benefits are that I am able to invest in my 401k, and the employee discount.

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A zippia user wrote a review on Nov 2019
Pros of working at Vans

Great benefits. Career growth. Opportunities for learning and working on new projects. Strong leadership.

Vans benefits

Team off sites, like going to Disneyland.

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The team at Vans

  • The founders of Vans are Gordon Lee, James van Doren, Paul van Doren and Serge D'Elia.
  • The key people at Vans are Gordon Lee, James van Doren and Paul van Doren.
Key people
Gordon Lee
James van Doren
Paul van Doren
Serge D'Elia

Vans rankings

Vans is ranked #22 on the Best Retail companies to work for in California list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Vans salaries

Average Vans salary
$15.19
hourly
$31,596 yearly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Vans diversity

9.2
Diversity score
We calculated Vans’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Vans’s workforce.
Vans diversity summary. Zippia estimates Vans's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Vans's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Vans's workforce.
  • Vans has 2,124 employees.
  • 44% of Vans employees are women, while 56% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Vans is White (52%).
  • 29% of Vans employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 9% of Vans employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Vans makes $31,596 per year.
  • Employees at Vans stay with the company for 2.7 years on average.

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Vans financial performance

9.8
Performance score

Highest paying Vans competitors

Compare Vans salaries to competitors, including Steve Madden, Michael Kors, and Calvin Klein. Employees at Steve Madden earn the highest average yearly salary of $40,610. The salaries at Michael Kors average $40,432 per year, and the salaries at Calvin Klein come in at $39,663 per year.
RankCompanyAverage salaryJobs
1$40,6100
2$40,4320
3$39,6630
4$37,4190
5$36,6990
6$36,5640
7$35,6410
8$34,5910
9$33,3140
10$32,3670
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    Updated March 14, 2024

    Zippia gives an in-depth look into the details of Vans, including salaries, political affiliations, employee data, and more, in order to inform job seekers about Vans. The employee data is based on information from people who have self-reported their past or current employments at Vans. The data on this page is also based on data sources collected from public and open data sources on the Internet and other locations, as well as proprietary data we licensed from other companies. Sources of data may include, but are not limited to, the BLS, company filings, estimates based on those filings, H1B filings, and other public and private datasets. While we have made attempts to ensure that the information displayed are correct, Zippia is not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of this information. None of the information on this page has been provided or approved by Vans. The data presented on this page does not represent the view of Vans and its employees or that of Zippia.

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