£8,840
Average salary at age 20
£45,240
Average Salary
74
Average hours per week
Description
Shopkeepers and proprietors in this unit group co-ordinate, direct and undertake the activities in the running of small, independent retail and wholesale establishments.Main Tasks
- Defines the market position for the business, decides what to sell, forecasts demand and develops the brand image of the business;
- Determines staffing, financial, material and other short- and long-term requirements;
- Oversees staff training, rotas and the allocation of work;
- Provides information about merchandise to staff and customers and ensures customer complaints are appropriately dealt with;
- Ensures that adequate reserves of merchandise are held and orders new stock as required;
- Maintains financial and other shop records and controls security arrangements for the premises;
- Authorises payment for supplies received and decides on vending price and credit terms;
- Examines quality of merchandise and ensures that effective use is made of advertising and display facilities.
Qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements. A range of management and leadership courses in retail is available, in addition to NVQs/ SVQs in at Levels 2, 3 and 4.What Shopkeepers and proprietors – wholesale and retail studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (T6) Modern Middle Eastern studies | 1 |
| (L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
| (B2) Pharmacology, toxicology & pharmacy | 1 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 1 |
| (W2) Design studies | 10 |
| (W7) Crafts | 1 |
| (L3) Sociology | 2 |
| (C1) Biology | 1 |
| (H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
| (F1) Chemistry | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 3 |
| (R2) German studies | 1 |
| (W1) Fine art | 4 |
| (V3) History by topic | 2 |
| (F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 1 |
| (D3) Animal science | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 1 |
| (W8) Imaginative writing | 1 |
| (D4) Agriculture | 1 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 1 |
| (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
| (Q3) English studies | 5 |
| (L2) Politics | 2 |
| (C2) Botany | 1 |
| (R1) French studies | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 1 |
| (W4) Drama | 1 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 3 |
| (J9) Others in technology | 1 |
| (I2) Information systems | 1 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 2 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 1 |
| (H7) Production & manufacturing engineering | 1 |
| (V5) Philosophy | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 5 |
| (K3) Landscape & garden design | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 9 |
| (X3) Academic studies in education | 2 |
| (N4) Accounting | 4 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 2 |
| (C3) Zoology | 1 |
| (P3) Media studies | 1 |
| (N2) Management studies | 6 |
| (V1) History by period | 2 |
| (N3) Finance | 4 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
| (I1) Computer science | 2 |
UK Prospects
102700
Workforce Size
2.17%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
19715
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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