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Entry-level management trainee jobs: what the job is, skills and open roles

A management trainee program rotates new hires through departments to prepare them for a first supervisor or manager role. Pay is usually a regular salary during training. Right now 320 entry-level management trainee jobs are open on employers’ own career sites.

What a management trainee does

In the banking, insurance and real estate family of jobs. Roles that serve customers and process accounts, policies, loans and property.

A typical day

  1. 1. Rotate through departments
  2. 2. Shadow leaders
  3. 3. Own small projects
  4. 4. Meet targets
  5. 5. Present what you learned

Do you need experience?

25 of the 320 open entry-level management trainee jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 318 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.

Open entry-level management trainee jobs

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Skills for management trainee jobs

The skills this job uses, most important first. Most can be learned or shown before the first day.

Skills to build or show

  1. 1. Coachability
  2. 2. Leadership potential
  3. 3. Communication
  4. 4. Reliability
  5. 5. Customer focus

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The market for management trainee work

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Open entry-level management trainee jobs
320

Source: NextChapter, checked against employer career sites, last 7 days.

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Openings that say no experience is required
25

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

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Openings that say they provide training
318

Source: The posting’s own text, counted by NextChapter.

Median pay in listings that state it
$82,500

Source: NextChapter verified openings (48 with pay).

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Across 48 open entry-level management trainee listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $77,000 to $95,500, with a median of $82,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.

Where entry-level management trainee jobs are

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

Employers hiring management trainees now

  • Cintas 120
  • Sherwin Williams 14
  • XPO 8
  • Carvana 7
  • Consolidated Precision Products 7
  • BAE Systems 4
  • BNSF Railway 4
  • Chick-fil-A 4
  • Johnson & Johnson 4
  • Peckham Industries 4

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Questions about management trainee jobs

What does a management trainee do?
A management trainee program rotates new hires through departments to prepare them for a first supervisor or manager role. Pay is usually a regular salary during training. A typical day includes: rotate through departments; shadow leaders; own small projects; meet targets; present what you learned.
Can I get an entry-level management trainee job with no experience?
25 of the 320 open entry-level management trainee jobs say in their own text that no experience is required. 318 say they provide training. The figures are counted from the posting text and change as jobs open and close.
What skills do you need to be a management trainee?
The skills this job uses most are coachability, leadership potential, communication, reliability, customer focus. Most can be learned before the first day through coursework, short courses, practice or a related job.
How much does an entry-level management trainee make?
Across 48 open entry-level management trainee listings that state an annual pay figure, the middle half run from $77,000 to $95,500, with a median of $82,500. Listings that state pay are not every listing, and some roles add commission or bonus on top.
Where can a management trainee job lead?
People in this job commonly move to operations coordinator, account manager, bank teller, sales management trainee. The link between jobs is the shared skills; the path is not guaranteed and depends on the employer.

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