Here For What Matters.®
Here For Our Employees
At Dollar General, our employees are the heart of our company. Their success, both personally and professionally, are important to us, which drives our commitment to create growth opportunities. Through award-winning training and development programs, internal promotion, access to debt-free degrees and tuition reimbursement, and financial support when disaster strikes, we are committed to supporting our employees.
74%
internal placement rate for positions at or above the lead sales position
$2.5M+
awarded through Employee Assistance Foundation in fiscal year 2024
17%
private fleet team began careers in a DG store or distribution center
*Statistics provided as of April 2025. Data is updated yearly.
Opportunities to Advance
At Dollar General, we believe growth can be the most rewarding part of a job. Through a wide array of award-winning training and development programs — and pathways to advance from within — we offer opportunities for our teams to reach personal and professional goals. Our Store Manager Ladder Program is one example as it provides training to help educate and prepare store managers to advance into a district manager role. Read more about how our award-winning training and development programs support career growth here.
Access to Education
Whether looking to get ahead at work, finish what they started, or be the first in their family to graduate, we seek to empower our teams to become life-long learners. That's why we developed initiatives to provide full-time employees with the chance to obtain a GED, earn a low- or no-cost college degree, paid CDL (commercial driver’s license) training and more. Learn more about how our education benefits are helping DG employees achieve their goals here.
Education makes an impact at work and at home. That's why we’ve developed initiatives to provide all full-time employees with the chance to obtain a GED, earn a low- or no-cost college degree, and more. Whether looking to get
ahead at work, finish what they started, or be the first in their family to graduate, we aim to empower our team to become life-long learners who pursue their dreams.
Here When It Counts
When disaster strikes in the DG family, we're here to provide help and hope in difficult times. Through financial support from the Dollar General Employee Assistance Foundation, we work to provide our teams with what they need to overcome the unexpected.
