DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

Directly supervise and coordinate activities of retail sales workers in an establishment or department. Duties may include management functions, such as purchasing, budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to Third Quarter, 2012

					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	22,710	545	$18.79/hr	$0.19/hr	$11.45/hr	$13.66/hr	$17.22/hr	$22.37/hr	$28.25/hr
U S	1,197,390	4,790	$20.22/hr	$0.04/hr	$11.60/hr	$14.20/hr	$18.16/hr	$23.38/hr	$30.57/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sales Workers Geography (click title for details) OES Projections Employment Median Wage % Change  -  EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities 13,040 $18.55/hr N/A EDR 10 - Southeast 2,080 $14.94/hr N/A EDR 7W- Central 1,560 $17.46/hr N/A EDR 3 - Arrowhead 1,340 $16.46/hr N/A EDR 9 - South Central 910 $15.16/hr N/A EDR 4 - West Central 860 $14.69/hr N/A EDR 5 - North Central 610 $15.70/hr N/A EDR 8 - Southwest 510 $14.91/hr N/A EDR 6E- Southwest Central 500 $15.05/hr N/A EDR 7E- East Central 410 $17.07/hr N/A EDR 2 - Headwaters 340 $14.81/hr N/A EDR 1 - Northwest 260 $14.07/hr N/A EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley 160 $14.15/hr N/A

• Directs and supervises employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or performing specific service such as pumping gasoline for customers.
• Coordinates sales promotion activities and prepares merchandise displays and advertising copy.
• Plans and prepares work schedules and assigns employees to specific duties.
• Hires, trains, and evaluates personnel in sales or marketing establishment.
• Confers with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business.
• Assists sales staff in completing complicated and difficult sales.
• Prepares sales and inventory reports for management and budget departments.
• Examines products purchased for resale or received for storage to determine condition of product or item.
• Prepares rental or lease agreement, specifying charges and payment procedures, for use of machinery, tools, or other such items.
• Inventories stock and reorders when inventories drop to specified level.
• Formulates pricing policies on merchandise according to requirements for profitability of store operations.
• Examines merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced, displayed or functions as advertised.
• Keeps records pertaining to purchases, sales, and requisitions.
• Listens to and resolves customer complaints regarding service, product, or personnel.
• Keeps records of employees' work schedules and time cards.