- Based on 104 Jobtrees users who were a Department Manager in their career, on average, they have 2.46 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They spend 3.7 years on average in this job building experience and earn $49K per year before moving on.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Department Manager are Store Manager, Assistant Store Manager and Customer Service Representative. Store Manager, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs.
- If you are looking for more ideas on potential career paths from this job, you should also consider Executive, Assistant Manager and Engineering Technician as they commonly lead to Department Manager as well. Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Department Manager are Store Manager, Designer and Meat Cutter based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Store Manager, the most common step before Department Manager, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths. People will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they explore new types and gain experience for more senior roles.
- While Store Manager is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Department Manager that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Department Manager career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Department Manager so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- This is a Mid role meaning if you don’t have significant work experience and likely also experience in a closely related field, you need to start more than one or two steps away from this role in planning your path. Consider store manager or designer as these are the most popular career starting points for Jobtrees users that led to department manager. For a quicker path to this senior role title, consider looking at smaller companies as they have less layers to get to these more senior titles. The scope of the role and likely the pay though will still likely compare more similarly to a less experienced role title at a larger company. This is partly why you see some unexpected experience level titles leading to this role.
- While Store Manager isn't from the same job family as Department Manager, Corporate, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Designer also being a common career path to Department Manager.
- If you are looking for more potential career paths to Department Manager, you should also consider Intern, Applications Engineer and Sales Consultant as they commonly lead to Department Manager as well.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Department Manager are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Psychology, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Psychology, and Bachelor Degree In High School Education. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Store Manager being the most common role to and from Department Manager. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Department Manager is part of the Corporate job family which has a limited number of unique role types (80) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.