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Trader Joe's

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Compensation
$19–21/hr
Location
Chula Vista, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Trader Joe’s Crew Members create a warm, friendly shopping experience by answering questions, offering suggestions, and helping customers feel welcomed and cared for. Crew Members participate in all aspects of store work rather than being limited to one task. Experience with art, penmanship, chalk, and large signage is a plus; the company says it can teach the rest. Stores have the greatest need for people available evenings and weekends.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

TeamworkCash Register OperationGrocery BaggingShelf StockingSignage CreationCustomer AssistanceArtPenmanshipChalk WorkLarge SignagePeople SkillsFood Passion

Full job description

Crew

Location:

#120 - 878 Eastlake Parkway, Suite 810

Job Location City

Chula Vista

Job Location State

California

Job Location Zip Code

91914

Job Type:

Crew

Starting Pay Rate:

$19.00 - $21.00 / hour

Hours:

Up to 38

Desired Shifts:

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday

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Is it you?

Our Crew Members create a warm and friendly shopping experience in our stores. We answer questions, offer suggestions, and ensure our customers know they are welcomed and cared for. We entertain customers and make grocery shopping an exciting adventure.

Some responsibilities may include:

  • Working together to accomplish goals

  • Operating the cash register in a fun and efficient manner

  • Bagging groceries with care

  • Stocking shelves

  • Creating signage to inform and delight customers

  • Helping customers find their favorite products

You'll learn a lot. You're not stuck doing one task here. Each Crew Member contributes to creating a WOW customer experience by participating in all aspects of the job.

If you have experience in art including penmanship, working with chalk, and large signage, that's a plus.

If you have a passion for people and a fervor for food, we'd love to meet you. We can teach you the rest.

Stores have the greatest need for people that can work evenings and weekends.

Trader Joe's is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to hiring a diverse Crew.

How this job compares

Set against the 11,366 open Retail Associate jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$19–21/hr
  • California median$17–18/hr1,129 hourly ranges
  • US median$17–18/hr6,125 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $20/hr, is 12% above the California median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the top quarter of Retail Associate hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,154 open Retail Associate jobs in California and 11,366 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
Retail Associate postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (595 postings).
Education
8 of the 11,366 open Retail Associate jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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