A recent study from U.S. News & World Report ranked 190 jobs in order to identify the best jobs in the U.S. today. Front-line retail employment did not land high up on the list.
The role of retail salesperson is the worst job to have in the country, a Bloomberg article analyzing the jobs study found. The position ranked low in such categories as salary, job market and future growth potential. Store cashiers were given the second worst job rating.
While the U.S. News & World Report study does not speak well of the prospects for those on retail’s front line, another recent survey finds more to recommend about other positions in the retail world.
Project managers, regional managers, customer service managers and market development managers are among the roles in retail that average near or above the $100,000 per year mark for salary, according to a report by Money.
But not every retailer is set up to allow employees reach those levels.
A recent Harvard Business Review study explored why workers get stuck, given the broad benefits of companies delivering consistent employee advancement. The study delineated six different categories of companies that underperform on employee advancement. Retailers fell under the following three categories:
Of the top five best jobs in the U.S. News & World Report study, two were in technology, with software developer and information security analyst in the number one and five spots respectively. The other three were in healthcare with nurse practitioner coming in second, medical and health services manager in third and physician assistant coming in fourth.
