Career Advancement at Walmart | Comparably
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Career Advancement at Walmart

At Walmart, 50% of 499 employees responded “Yes” when asked, “Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?” More specifically, 52% of women and 33% of Non-Binary think they're provided with sufficient career advancement opportunities. Additionally, employees who have a Doctoral or professional degree or have Entry Level work experience answered “Yes” the most. Lastly, 75% of employees in Business Development answered “Yes”, while only 25% of employees in Legal provided the same answer.

Q: Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?

Answered by 499 Walmart employees

Gender

Male
50% Yes
Female
52% Yes
Non-Binary
33% Yes

Ethnicity

% who responded "Yes"

63% of Asian or Pacific Islander Walmart employees selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 48% of Caucasian Walmart employees chose "Yes".

63%
Asian or Pacific Islander
63%
Native American
57%
African American/Black
52%
Hispanic or Latino
52%
Other
48%
Caucasian

Department

% who responded "Yes"

75% of Walmart employees in the Business Development department selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 25% of Walmart employees in the Legal department chose "Yes".

Business Development 75%
Product 74%
Engineering 68%
Marketing 62%
Sales 49%
Customer Support 47%
Operations 45%
Admin 43%
HR 43%
Design 42%
IT 33%
Legal 25%

Age

% who responded "Yes"

75% of Walmart employees aged 66+ selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 20% of Walmart employees aged 56-60 chose "Yes".

Education

% who responded "Yes"

80% of Walmart employees with a Doctoral or professional education level selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 43% of Walmart employees with a Bachelor's education level chose "Yes".

Experience

% who responded "Yes"

62% of Entry Level Walmart employees selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 46% of Walmart employees with Over 10 Years chose "Yes".

62
Entry Level
51
1 to 3 Years
48
3 to 6 Years
49
6 to 10 Years
46
Over 10 Years

Location

% who responded "Yes"

100% of Walmart employees in Birmingham, AL selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 17% of Walmart employees in Boston chose "Yes".

Birmingham, AL 100%
Springfield, OH 80%
San Francisco 73%
Palm Bay, FL 71%
Austin 67%
Elizabethtown, KY 67%
Los Angeles 62%
Atlanta 62%
Phoenix 57%
Washington, DC 56%
Houston 55%
Fayetteville, AR 53%
Dallas 50%
Greensboro, NC 50%
Ocean City, NJ 50%
Cleveland, OH 43%
New York 42%
Chicago 42%
Seattle 40%
Topeka, KS 33%
Gadsden, AL 33%
Muncie, IN 33%
Green Bay, WI 33%
Charlotte, NC 33%
Morristown, TN 33%
Hot Springs Village, AR 25%
Homosassa Springs, FL 25%
Denver 17%
Boston 17%

Gender & Department

% who responded "Yes"

100% of Male Walmart employees in the Business Development department selected "Yes" when asked "Does your current company provide you meaningful opportunities for career advancement?", while only 33% of Male Walmart employees in the Admin department chose "Yes".

Admin
Male 33%
Female 50%
Business Development
Male 100%
Female 0%
Customer Support
Male 35%
Female 52%
Design
Male 33%
Female 60%
Engineering
Male 75%
Female 50%
HR
Male 60%
Female 0%
Legal
Male 0%
Female 33%
Marketing
Male 67%
Female 57%
Operations
Male 47%
Female 43%
Product
Male 69%
Female 82%
Sales
Male 42%
Female 52%
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