Consumer Goods Merchandising Assistant

Supports managing product categories for consumer goods.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$77k

Mean

$80k

10th–90th pct

$58k–$106k

Observations

618

Confidence: 34% · based on 618 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

Demand Forecasting

Core

Vendor Management

Core

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

62% require · 20% prefer

Master's Degree

17% require · 25% prefer

No College

8% require · 9% prefer

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Common next roles

Director of Merchandising, Consumer Goods+128.8%Consumer Goods Category Manager+9.4%Director of Marketing, Consumer Goods+106.0%Consumer Goods Marketing Coordinator+4.3%Consumer Goods Growth Marketing Manager+6.8%

Common previous roles

Consumer Goods Category Manager+8.6%Director of Merchandising, Consumer Goods+56.3%Consumer Goods Growth Marketing Manager+6.3%Consumer Goods Marketing Coordinator+4.1%Director of Marketing, Consumer Goods+51.5%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)10,751

Posting growth+20.8%

Median days to fill22 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)107,947

Projected growth-1.3%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness35%

Automation exposure30%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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