How Much Salary Does an Assistant Manager Make at a Convenience Store?
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a convenience store is a type of grocery store that sells a small assortment of foods that people are likely to run out of or need quickly. These include staples, like milk and bread, but also prepared food, candy and snacks and nonfood items, such as magazines, soap and even holiday cards. Convenience store assistant managers support managers in overseeing workers to ensure customers have a good experience.
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Hourly Salary
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The BLS notes that people who supervise or manage retail workers in grocery stores, including convenience stores, earned a median hourly wage of $16.90 in May 2008. The BLS also reports that earnings for convenience and other grocery store workers are lower than earnings in most other industries. The median hourly wage of fist-line management staff in all other industries in May 2008 was $16.97.
Yearly Salary
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The median yearly salary for managers of sales workers in all grocery stores, including convenience stores, was $35,140 in 2008, according to the BLS. However, the BLS also states that salaries are determined in part by a worker's level of responsibility, length of time at the store and the store's size and locations. So, a new assistant manager working at a small convenience store would probably make closer to $22,000. According to the BLS, the lowest 10 percent of those who manage sales workers made around $22,000 in 2008.
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Benefits
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Full-time convenience store assistant managers often get traditional benefits, according to the BLS. These include paid vacations, health insurance and sick days. Managers who are part of a union are more likely to get these benefits. In addition, the BLS reports that some employees get a discount at their stores.
Advancement
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Assistant managers are in a good position to get promoted to manager at their stores, especially because of high turnover at convenience stores. However, convenience store assistant managers who want to work at larger, higher-paying grocery stores or supermarkets may need a college degree as well as management experience. The BLS notes that this is because of the complexity of software needed to manage large grocery stores and the amount of revenue these stores bring in.
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