Sales & Related
First-Line Retail Supervisors
SOC 41-1011
Run a retail shift, coach staff, and hit the store's numbers.
The job
Median pay
$49k
$39k to $62k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Declining
-3.7% projected
Openings a year
114k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
10/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
31st pct
More exposed than 31% of occupations · modeled estimate · 45th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
39/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 109,180 | 6.0 | 0.8× | $55k |
| Texas | 103,410 | 7.3 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Florida | 80,470 | 8.1 | 1.1× | $48k |
| New York | 50,830 | 5.2 | 0.7× | $58k |
| Pennsylvania | 40,970 | 6.8 | 0.9× | $47k |
| North Carolina | 39,890 | 8.1 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Ohio | 39,110 | 7.0 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Illinois | 36,940 | 6.1 | 0.8× | $48k |
| Georgia | 36,900 | 7.5 | 1.1× | $46k |
| Virginia | 32,250 | 7.8 | 1.1× | $48k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 31,160 | 7.3 | 1.0× | $57k |
| Michigan | 30,750 | 7.0 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Washington | 27,640 | 7.8 | 1.1× | $61k |
| Tennessee | 26,470 | 8.1 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Colorado | 26,390 | 9.2 | 1.3× | $58k |
| Alabama | 25,020 | 11.8 | 1.6× | $45k |
| Maryland | 23,080 | 8.4 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Indiana | 22,090 | 6.9 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Minnesota | 21,530 | 7.3 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Arizona | 20,260 | 6.3 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Massachusetts | 20,240 | 5.6 | 0.8× | $57k |
| South Carolina | 19,390 | 8.4 | 1.2× | $48k |
| Missouri | 19,160 | 6.5 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Kentucky | 18,290 | 9.1 | 1.3× | $40k |
| Wisconsin | 17,750 | 6.0 | 0.8× | $50k |
| Louisiana | 16,910 | 8.7 | 1.2× | $44k |
| Oklahoma | 15,340 | 9.0 | 1.3× | $45k |
| Oregon | 13,940 | 7.1 | 1.0× | $51k |
| Connecticut | 13,910 | 8.2 | 1.1× | $57k |
| Mississippi | 13,020 | 11.2 | 1.6× | $46k |
| Arkansas | 11,050 | 8.5 | 1.2× | $37k |
| Nevada | 10,500 | 6.8 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Utah | 10,270 | 5.9 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Iowa | 9,970 | 6.4 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Kansas | 9,250 | 6.4 | 0.9× | $47k |
| New Mexico | 7,660 | 8.8 | 1.2× | $47k |
| West Virginia | 7,420 | 10.6 | 1.5× | $40k |
| Idaho | 7,330 | 8.5 | 1.2× | $46k |
| Nebraska | 7,010 | 6.8 | 0.9× | $45k |
| New Hampshire | 6,610 | 9.7 | 1.3× | $52k |
| Hawaii | 6,580 | 10.5 | 1.4× | $56k |
| Montana | 5,830 | 11.4 | 1.6× | $49k |
| Maine | 5,760 | 9.0 | 1.3× | $54k |
| Delaware | 4,200 | 8.7 | 1.2× | $56k |
| Rhode Island | 3,880 | 7.7 | 1.1× | $59k |
| South Dakota | 3,660 | 8.0 | 1.1× | $57k |
| Wyoming | 3,060 | 10.9 | 1.5× | $46k |
| Alaska | 3,030 | 9.3 | 1.3× | $57k |
| North Dakota | 2,640 | 6.1 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Vermont | 2,310 | 7.6 | 1.1× | $56k |
| Washington DC | 1,470 | 2.1 | 0.3× | $58k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ52,270 jobs · $59k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA36,580 jobs · $51k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX28,540 jobs · $47k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN26,770 jobs · $49k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX22,730 jobs · $47k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL22,220 jobs · $50k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV20,360 jobs · $51k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA20,200 jobs · $48k median
Explore the rankings
Explore First-Line Retail Supervisors interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.