Career pathway
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.
- View qualification
Certificate IV in Retail Management
SIR40316 · AQF 4 · 92 providers
- View qualification
Certificate IV in Community Pharmacy
SIR40116 · AQF 4 · 10 providers
