Want to become a shop assistant?

Are you thinking of becoming a shop assistant? Find out if shop assistant is the right job for you. Get answers to the following questions: What does a shop assistant do? What personality traits do shop assistants have? Will robots replace shop assistants? How much does a shop assistant earn and is it a job in high demand?

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What does a shop assistant do?

As a shop assistant, you work at a shop and help people to purchase products. Shop assistants could have various different tasks. For instance, you are the first point of contact for customers in the shop. Additionally, you can work in the warehouse and at the cash register. There is a variety of different shops. Think of a butcher's shop, bakery, wholesaler, bookshop, DIY shop, clothing shop or shoe shop. As a shop assistant, you have a professional appearance, can easily start a conversation with people, have a service-oriented attitude, and you are well organised.

 

What personality traits do shop assistants have?

There are two characteristics many shop assistants have in common. Shop assistants are often full of initiative (score highly in the ENTERPRISING category) and process-oriented (score highly in the CONVENTIONAL category). Do you have the same personality? Perhaps the profession of shop assistant would suit you.

Curious which professions are characterised by the same two personality traits as shop assistants? Go to the career choice profiles. Here you can find professions with the same profile. But you can also find professions with other characteristics. Which professions do you like and which professions don’t appeal?

 

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Will robots replace shop assistants?

Many jobs will be replaced by robots. How robot-proof are shop assistants? The chances of robotisation of a shop assistant’s activities amount to 92%. This means that there is a HIGH CHANCE that the tasks and activities performed by shop assistants will be taken over by robots and smart software within the next 20 years.

 

Shop Assistant Vacancies and Salary

Want to find out what you can expect from your next career move as a shop assistant? How much does a shop assistant earn and is it a job in high demand? You can find out the average annual salary and current vacancies at Adzuna. Adzuna collects all the vacancies for shop assistants in one place and has the largest collection of live salary data.

Want to find more jobs as a shop assistant in other countries?

Go to Jooble for jobs as shop assistant all over the world.

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