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First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$87,520
United States, 2025
Employment
214,390
United States, 2025
Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Job Zone 4
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 41-1012.00
- Job zone
- 4
- Experience required
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Hire, train, and evaluate personnel.
- Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business.
- Plan and prepare work schedules, and assign employees to specific duties.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$50,320
25th percentile
$63,940
75th percentile
$122,050
90th percentile
$164,070
Most important skills
- Monitoring4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Management of Personnel Resources4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9
- Time Management3.9
- Social Perceptiveness3.9
- Coordination3.9
- Persuasion3.8
- Reading Comprehension3.6
- Writing3.6
- Critical Thinking3.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 21 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
21
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Speaking | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Time Management | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Coordination | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.9 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.6 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.6 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Negotiation | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Instructing | 3.3 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.3 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.1 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder, CO | $136,380 | 730 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $122,870 | 4,470 | 2025 |
| NY | $121,780 | 16,870 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $116,980 | 18,300 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $115,390 | 5,430 | 2025 |
| MA | $115,150 | 5,490 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | $113,460 | 240 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $112,140 | 350 | 2025 |
| CO | $110,450 | 8,230 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | $107,700 | 560 | 2025 |
| SD | $105,680 | 680 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | $105,600 | 300 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $105,130 | 2,420 | 2025 |
| Rapid City, SD | $103,830 | 110 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | $103,070 | 110 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | $102,520 | 850 | 2025 |
| Durham, NC | $102,300 | 660 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | $102,000 | 490 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $101,910 | 620 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | $101,700 | 120 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.