AUSTIN, TX -- 02/15/10 --
Even before the troubled economic times, the rent to own industry's growth and competition created career opportunities for Americans. The rent to own industry that rents appliances, furniture, electronics and computers with the option to own continues to grow and improve after 40 years. The continuing growth of the rent to own industry creates vast career opportunities for thousands of Americans.
According to APRO, the national trade association for the rent to own industry, the rent to own industry employs more than 50,000 Americans and thousands more that serve the industry as vendors, suppliers and service companies to the industry. The average salary is $35,000 per year. The average beginning salary is $21,000 and the upward movement within the industry is faster than most retail industries.
Rent-A-Center and Aaron's are the two rent to own public companies that offer an employment management ladder to salaries of $75,000 and beyond. Rent-A-Center and Aaron's also provide employees the opportunity to learn the financial dynamics of a national publicly traded company.