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41-1011 First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Occupational Description:
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
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Southwest Minnesota	1,530	57	$23.35/hr	$16.89/hr	$18.22/hr	$22.00/hr	$26.31/hr	$31.73/hr
EDR 6W- Upper Minnesota Valley	130	14	$21.80/hr	$14.61/hr	$17.78/hr	$21.03/hr	$23.78/hr	$29.71/hr
EDR 8 - Southwest	480	31	$22.95/hr	$15.63/hr	$18.08/hr	$21.47/hr	$24.76/hr	$31.54/hr
EDR 9 - South Central	920	47	$23.78/hr	$17.27/hr	$18.71/hr	$22.21/hr	$27.07/hr	$32.13/hr
Minnesota	20,350	590	$25.27/hr	$17.63/hr	$19.17/hr	$22.98/hr	$28.92/hr	$36.28/hr
U S	1,113,160	5,566	$25.44/hr	$15.12/hr	$18.26/hr	$22.99/hr	$29.40/hr	$37.20/hr

Leading Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction	10	$34.98/hr
Manufacturing	80	$28.10/hr
Trade, Transportation and Utilities	18,740	$22.76/hr
Information	20	$32.32/hr
Financial Activities	220	$28.18/hr
Professional and Business Services	350	$45.62/hr
Education and Health Services	150	$23.97/hr
Leisure and Hospitality	240	$20.22/hr
Other Services	280	$24.64/hr
Public Administration	270	$31.13/hr

Other Regional Data for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	350	$22.21/hr	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	440	$21.70/hr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	500	$22.19/hr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	590	$22.85/hr	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	850	$22.88/hr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	890	$22.30/hr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	900	$22.67/hr	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	1,100	$21.59/hr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	1,140	$22.20/hr	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	1,340	$21.94/hr	-4.9%
Southeast Balance of State	1,400	$22.22/hr	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	1,530	$22.00/hr	-7.7%
Northwest Balance of State	1,920	$22.18/hr	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	2,000	$22.47/hr	-5.5%
Northwest Minnesota	2,190	$22.20/hr	-6.7%
Central Minnesota	2,700	$22.62/hr	-5.4%
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	10,400	$23.91/hr	-5.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	12,000	$23.79/hr	N/A
Minnesota	20,350	$22.98/hr	-5.8%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change -
Personal Service Managers, All Other	190	$24.14/hr	N/A
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	19,670	$22.17/hr	7.2%
Food Service Managers	670	$37.30/hr	-0.1%
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers	2,470	$23.39/hr	10.5%

Task for First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.
Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.
Formulate pricing policies for merchandise, according to profitability requirements.
Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.
Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise.
Enforce safety, health, and security rules.
Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised.
Plan and prepare work schedules and keep records of employees' work schedules and time cards.
Assign employees to specific duties.
Review inventory and sales records to prepare reports for management and budget departments.