Second-in-command at a store who runs shifts, trains staff and fills in for the store manager.
You run the evening shift: counting the cash drawers, covering the register at rush hour, and coaching a new hire on how to handle a return. Before closing you set up tomorrow's sale displays.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma; often promoted from sales associate.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Retail Management.
Shrinking (about -1% over 10 years). Tracks retail supervisors.
Medium risk for 10 years. Scheduling, ordering and checkout are automating, so stores need fewer managers per location; leading shifts stays.
Classes: Business elective, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-1011.
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