Business & Finance
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of sales workers other than retail sales workers. May perform duties such as budgeting, accounting, and personnel work, in addition to supervisory duties.
Median salary (BLS)
$87,520
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$50k – $164k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Entry / Junior
$50,320
~2 yrs to advance
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Established
$87,520
~3 yrs to advance
Senior First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
Senior
$125,795
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Key skills
A typical day
- •Monitor sales staff performance to ensure that goals are met.
- •Provide staff with assistance in performing difficult or complicated duties.
- •Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or performing specific services.
- •Listen to and resolve customer complaints regarding services, products, or personnel.
- •Keep records pertaining to purchases, sales, and requisitions.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.