As of June 2026, First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers has an AI-exposure score of 56/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers

56/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 52% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$48,520. About 125,100 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.

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How you compare to similar Sales roles

First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers (you)
56
Sales Representative
56
Retail Salespersons
55
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
57
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers
53
Account Manager
53
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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable
  • Plan and prepare work schedules and keep records of employees' work schedules and time cards.
  • Review inventory and sales records to prepare reports for management and budget departments.
  • Keep records of purchases, sales, and requisitions.
Augmentable
  • Inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level.
  • Provide customer service by greeting and assisting customers and responding to customer inquiries and complaints.
  • Estimate consumer demand and determine the types and amounts of goods to be sold.
  • Confer with company officials to develop methods and procedures to increase sales, expand markets, and promote business.
  • Enforce safety, health, and security rules.
  • Establish credit policies and operating procedures.
  • Formulate pricing policies for merchandise, according to profitability requirements.
  • Establish and implement policies, goals, objectives, and procedures for the department.
  • Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive satisfactory service and quality goods.
  • Hire, train, and evaluate personnel in sales or marketing establishments, promoting or firing workers when appropriate.
  • Assign employees to specific duties.
  • Plan and coordinate advertising campaigns and sales promotions and prepare merchandise displays and advertising copy.
  • Examine products purchased for resale or received for storage to assess the condition of each product or item.
  • Examine merchandise to ensure that it is correctly priced and displayed and that it functions as advertised.
  • Perform work activities of subordinates, such as cleaning and organizing shelves and displays and selling merchandise.
  • Instruct staff on how to handle difficult and complicated sales.
  • Direct and supervise employees engaged in sales, inventory-taking, reconciling cash receipts, or in performing services for customers.
Durable

No durable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as augmentable (85%).

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First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)

New York: US$58,300California: US$54,870Texas: US$46,280

Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$48,520. More states are being added.

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