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What Companies Are in the Consumer Services Field?

Oluwapelumi Dada Co-founder & CEO, Sorce1 min read

The major consumer services employers, by category:

Retail (largest segment)

  • Walmart (~1.6M US employees)
  • Amazon Retail + Customer Service (~700K US)
  • Target (~440K)
  • Home Depot (~470K)
  • Lowe's (~340K)
  • Costco (~210K US)
  • Kroger (~430K)

Food service

  • McDonald's (~200K corporate + franchise)
  • Starbucks (~250K US)
  • Yum! Brands (KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell)
  • Chipotle (~110K)
  • Domino's (~14K corporate + franchise)
  • Subway (franchise model, large but distributed)

Hospitality

  • Marriott (~140K US)
  • Hilton (~80K US)
  • MGM Resorts
  • Hyatt
  • Disney Resorts (also tied to entertainment)

Specialty retail / personal care

  • Best Buy (~80K)
  • Sephora (~10K US)
  • Ulta (~25K)
  • Macy's (~80K)

Tech companies with large customer service operations

  • Apple (Apple Stores ~70K + AppleCare)
  • Amazon Customer Service
  • Netflix Customer Service
  • Spotify Support
  • Airbnb (host support, guest support)
  • Uber Driver Support, Customer Support

Telecom and utilities customer service

  • AT&T
  • Verizon
  • T-Mobile
  • Comcast
  • Dish Network

SaaS B2B companies with growing CS teams

  • Salesforce (Customer Success org)
  • HubSpot
  • Zendesk
  • Atlassian
  • ServiceNow

How to find roles at these companies

  • Most have public careers pages.
  • Sorce indexes job postings from all major consumer services employers.

What roles look like

  • Frontline: in-store associate, host, customer support agent. $25-35K base.
  • Mid-level: store manager, support team lead, hospitality supervisor. $40-70K.
  • Senior: customer success manager, regional ops manager, support architect. $80-150K.
  • Leadership: VP of Customer Success, GM of Operations. $150K-300K+.

The bigger pattern

Consumer services is the largest single employment category in the US. Massive variance in comp and growth depending on the specific role.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Amazon a consumer services company?

Partially. Amazon Retail and Amazon Customer Service teams are consumer services; AWS isn't.

Are tech companies in consumer services?

Yes, any tech company with B2C or large customer support operations. Apple, Netflix, Spotify, Airbnb, Uber, etc.

What's the largest consumer services employer?

Walmart, with ~1.6M US employees. Amazon is second.

Are healthcare companies in consumer services?

Some, pharmacies (CVS, Walgreens), retail clinics, fitness chains. Hospital networks are typically classified separately as healthcare.

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