The top three occupations in the Department stores & discount stores Industry Group are retail salespersons, stock clerks & order fillers, and cashiers. On average, full-time employees in the Department stores & discount stores Industry Group work 41 hours per week and have an average annual salary of $34,884. Part-time employees in the same industry work 24.1 hours and earn an average annual salary of $11,479.

The locations with the highest concentration of employees in the Department stores & discount stores Industry Group are Benton County (Central)--Bentonville & Rogers Cities PUMA, AR, Taney, Barry, Stone & McDonald Counties PUMA, MO, and Tooele & Box Elder Counties PUMA, UT.

The workforce of Department stores & discount stores Industry Group in 2017 was 2,288,219 people, with 60.2% woman, and 39.8% men.

In 2017, 68.7% of the workforce in the Department stores & discount stores Industry Group was White (1,572,873 people), of which 59.9% were women and 40.1% men.