The Average Salary of an Assistant Manager of a Tractor Supply Company
Assistant managers at tractor supply companies need to be able to work well in a retail environment, have strong communication skills and may be required to have an agricultural background or relevant industry knowledge. As with many retail and nonretail sales environments, assistant managers may be expected to process merchandise at the point of sale, operate store equipment, such as a hand truck or forklift and work with the store manager to ensure smooth operations.
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How the U.S. Government Tracks Salary Data for Categories Related to Assistant Manager of Tractor Supply Companies
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is responsible for tracking salary information for U.S. workers by category. While the government does not track data specific to the job title of assistant manager, it does track data for occupational categories into which an assistant manager may fall, such as first-line supervisors, sales supervisors and managers of office and administrative support workers.
Depending on the employer, the assistant manager position will fall into one of the occupational categories the government tracks. One of the likely occupational categories for this position to fall into is the category of supervisor of retail sales workers. The most current and complete salary data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is from the organization's most recent salary survey report, which was published in May 2008.
Average Salary of Assistant Managers in the Sales Supervisory Category
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Assistant managers may fall within the occupational category of supervisor of retail sales workers. According to the most recent salary survey data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, these supervisors earned a median annual income of $35,310 as of May 2008. That figure includes commissions. The middle 50 percent of these workers earned an annual salary of between $27,520 and $46,450, while the bottom 10 percent earned $22,210 or less and the top 10 percent of workers earned at least $61,970.
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Average Salary Varies by Industry, Including Retail and Nonretail
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The average salary for retail sales supervisors varied by industry in May 2008. Supervisors for building material and supplies dealers, which may include tractor supply companies, were the top earners, bringing in median annual wages of $37,710. The average salary for assistant managers not working in retail was significantly higher; the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that supervisors of non-retail sales in the professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesale industries earned median yearly wages of $82,880. Supervisors in machinery equipment and supplies merchant wholesale industries earned a median income of $68,260.
Average Salary of Assistant Managers in the Managerial Occupational Category
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A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics industry category related to retail tractor supply companies is the category of clothing, accessory and general merchandise stores. As of May 2008, the average median hourly wages for first-line supervisors and office managers of general merchandise stores was $12.89, compared to $22.02 for all industries, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The median hourly wage for assistant managers in the front-line supervisor and manager of retail sales worker category for general merchandise stores was $14.69, compared to a national average in all industries of $16.97. The median hourly wages for general and operations managers were $34.24 in general merchandise stores, compared to $44.02 in all other industries.
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