Shopkeepers operate small retail shops either independently or with support from a small number of others.
Skill level:
Semi-skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Shop keepers - from LKR19,184 to LKR94,521 per month - 2025.
- A Shop keepers typically earns between LKR19,184 and LKR44,760 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between LKR28,898 and LKR73,077 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
Salary Check
- First line supervisor supermarket
- Garage manager
- Greengrocer, fruit trader
- Grocer
- Milkman
- Shop keeper
- Shop keeper agricultural retail, pets and flowers
- Shop keeper automotive parts or fuel
- Shop keeper clothing, textile, leatherwear
- Shop keeper construction equipments or components
- Shop keeper consumer electronics, household equipment
- Shop keeper drugstore
- Shop keeper food, beverages, tobacco products
- Shop keeper jewellery, luxury goods
- Shop keeper newspapers, books, music, videos, games
- Shop keeper sporting equipments, leisure products
- Shop keeper/supervisor supermarket
- Tripe Seller
Job Definition
- Determining product mix, stock and price levels for goods to be sold
- Purchasing and ordering goods for sale from markets, wholesalers and other suppliers
- Budgeting and maintaining records of stock levels and financial transactions
- Determining prices and displaying goods for sale
- Selling goods to customers and advising them on product use
- Examining returned goods and deciding on appropriate action
- Taking inventory of goods in stock
