State of California
State Impact
Growing Careers
Walmart provides a ladder of opportunity where anyone can start in an entry-level position and build a life-long career.
$50.05
90,498
15,304
MILLION
Associates in California
6,950
Veterans hired in California3
Associates in California were promoted2
Associate bonuses paid1
$14.21
Average wage for California associates
Building Communities
Walmart knows that keeping dollars in our local and state economies strengthens our communities, encourages business growth and keeps people employed.
$24.5
BILLION Spent with suppliers in-state4
212,055
Supplier jobs supported in-state4
$1.1
$344.6
Taxes collected on behalf of California5
Local and state taxes paid5
BILLION
MILLION
$61.19 MILLION
Cash and in-kind contributions to California nonprofits from Walmart and Walmart Foundation6 1 Total bonuses paid to California associates in FYE 2017 2 Promotions occuring in FYE 2017 3 As of May 2017 4 Supplier figures provided by Dun & Bradstreet for FYE 2017 5 Collected on behalf of the state of California as part of transactional sales of taxable goods and service for FYE 2017 6 Giving amounts and volunteer hours for FYE 2017
51,962
Total associate volunteer hours⁶
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State of California Associate Opportunity
In 2015, Walmart announced a $2.7 billion commitment to foster the growth and development of our associates. Through a combination of improved benefits, interactive training, more transparent scheduling and higher pay, we are working to better the lives of our associates and provide them with increased career paths – at Walmart and beyond. A key feature of this initiative is an increased focus on comprehensive training, which combines computer-based learning with personal mentorship. Our new associate training platform, known as Pathways, is designed to create clearer career paths for associates at all levels of store operations. The new Academy training program is a part of Pathways specifically designed for new hourly supervisors, department managers and assistant managers, teaching them advanced retail and leadership skills and preparing them to serve our customers in new ways.
By the Numbers
200 Academies to be open by the end of 2017
225,000 Los Banos Walmart graduates first academy class in Central California
Associates to complete training by the end of 2017
Walmart executives thought Los Banos was a perfect location to train the management for their Central California stores. “We tried to pick the location based on geography,” said Chester Gray, Walmart’s regional manager, explaining that the Los Banos store at 1575 W. Pacheco Blvd. also was picked for its potential as a “best in class” store. The international supermarket chain on Thursday celebrated the first graduating class of its Los Banos Walmart Academy, the first in Central California and third training site in the state, with a graduation and ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the Walmart store and the new 2,500-square-foot academy building next door.
140,000 Associates expected to complete training each year
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