Also called: Gas Station Owner
Owns a corner store or gas station, handling stock, staff, money and long hours.
You open at 5 a.m., check deliveries of snacks and drinks, cover a shift when an employee calls out and review fuel prices against the station down the road.
Owner income depends on sales, fuel margins and hours worked.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 2 years after high school. No degree required; capital and retail experience.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Business Administration.
Growing slowly. Stable.
Low risk for 10 years. Self-checkout cuts staffing, but owners still run deliveries, staff, prices and long hours in the store.
Classes: Business elective, Accounting, Math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-1021.
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