A beer distributor exec complained to me a couple days ago about the trouble he had hiring workers. CDL holders are being paid better by oil and timber companies and general laborers are in short supply. I replied that it was a great thing that there were so many jobs to be had. He says, yeah it’s great that there are a lot of jobs, it means people have money to buy beer, but it does me no good if I can’t get it out there in the market.
Interesting article here: http://work.chron.com/average-salary-beer-delivery-driver-5541.html
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2016 Salary Information for Delivery Truck Drivers and Driver/Sales Workers
Delivery truck drivers and driver/sales workers earned a median annual salary of $28,020 in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On the low end, delivery truck drivers and driver/sales workers earned a 25th percentile salary of $21,580, meaning 75 percent earned more than this amount. The 75th percentile salary is $39,380, meaning 25 percent earn more. In 2016, 1,421,400 people were employed in the U.S. as delivery truck drivers and driver/sales workers.
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Maybe the beer distributor exec needs to pay more than the median?
The benefit could mean increased sales, which would pay for the raise, no?
I worked with Coors Distribution and found the beer market to be very brutal. Margins are razor thin. The profit on a case of beer could be as little 20 cents.