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Retail Supervisors

ANZSCO 6215

Employed

49,400

Part-time share

32%

Female share

59%

Median weekly earnings

$1,267

Median age

33 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

About this career

Retail Supervisors supervise and coordinate the activities of retail sales workers.

What they typically do

  • Ensuring that customers receive prompt service and quality goods and services
  • Responding to customers' inquiries and complaints about goods and services
  • Planning and preparing work schedules and assigning staff to specific duties
  • Interviewing, hiring, training, evaluating, dismissing and promoting staff, and resolving staff grievances
  • Instructing staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales procedures
  • Examining returned goods and deciding on appropriate action
  • Taking inventory of goods for sale and ordering new stock
  • Ensuring that goods and services are correctly priced and displayed
  • Ensuring safety and security procedures are enforced

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
31.2%
QLD
23.7%
VIC
22.6%
WA
10.4%
SA
7.9%
TAS
2.4%
ACT
1%
NT
0.8%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Retail Supervisors.