What does a Sales Associate do?
Sales associates are responsible for selling products or services while providing excellent customer service. Sales associates perform an important role in the overall customer experience by helping with sales, customer inquiries, merchandising, and store maintenance. Sales associates work in a wide variety of environments selling anything from shoes to electronics.
Most sales associates have a high school diploma or equivalent. Training for these roles usually take place on-the-job. Many sales associates advance into supervisory roles within the sales department. The best sales associate are truly dedicated to providing a high-quality experience for customers.
Sales Associate Salaries
Average Base Pay
Sales Associate Career Path
Learn how to become a Sales Associate, what skills and education you need to succeed, and what level of pay to expect at each step on your career path.
Sales Associate Insights
“If you have a good manager it’s the best job everyone is fun and relaxed”
Madewell“Not the best pay and could end up spending all money on clothes since discount was so good”
Rudsak“The product is amazing and I’m proud that we get to offer this to our clientele”
AutoZone“It was fun diagnosing weird car problems and the guys I worked with were great.”
Superdry“The discount is great (50%) and really enjoyed the people who I was working with.”
Best Buy“Pay was good at $15 an hour and the hours at the time of this was nice.”
Marshalls“customers are rude and demanding and management did nothing when an associate was called a racial slur.”
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