All purpose clerk vs cashier/overnight stock

The differences between all purpose clerks and cashiers/overnight stock can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier/overnight stock has an average salary of $30,312, which is higher than the $27,258 average annual salary of an all purpose clerk.

The top three skills for an all purpose clerk include customer service, food handling and front end. The most important skills for a cashier/overnight stock are store shelves, stock shelves, and sales floor.

All purpose clerk vs cashier/overnight stock overview

	All Purpose Clerk	Cashier/Overnight Stock
Yearly salary	$27,258	$30,312
Hourly rate	$13.10	$14.57
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	66,390	433,119
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 54%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

All purpose clerk vs cashier/overnight stock salary

All purpose clerks and cashiers/overnight stock have different pay scales, as shown below.

	All Purpose Clerk	Cashier/Overnight Stock
Average salary	$27,258	$30,312
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $25,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between all purpose clerk and cashier/overnight stock education

There are a few differences between an all purpose clerk and a cashier/overnight stock in terms of educational background:

	All Purpose Clerk	Cashier/Overnight Stock
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

All purpose clerk vs cashier/overnight stock demographics

Here are the differences between all purpose clerks' and cashiers/overnight stock' demographics:

	All Purpose Clerk	Cashier/Overnight Stock
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%	Male, 47.8% Female, 52.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.1% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 26.7% Asian, 6.6% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.4% Asian, 7.1% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between all purpose clerk and cashier/overnight stock duties and responsibilities

All purpose clerk example responsibilities.

Manage transactions including cash, check, credit, and EBT transactions.
Experience with: cardboard balers, cash registers, credit card readers, point of sale POS software
Assist customers in bagging and carrying out their groceries to their vehicles.
Help management troubleshoot small errors that arise from the daily POS system.
Cashier, stocking, maintenance, bag groceries for customers, also assist customers to their cars.
Review and verify payroll reports for accuracy and makes necessary adjustments or corrections through journal entries or other establish procedure.

Cashier/overnight stock example responsibilities.

Manage jewelry stock and inventory balances accurately.
provide exceptional customer service, ability to do basic mathematics
Process orders on a POS terminal with accuracy and monitor inventory control.
Operate the POS system to process cash and credit card purchases, and ensure that correct change and receipts are tendered.
Work cash register and bag customer groceries
Gain extensive mathematics and calculation skills.

All purpose clerk vs cashier/overnight stock skills

Common all purpose clerk skills

Customer Service, 37%
Food Handling, 24%
Front End, 11%
Groceries, 5%
Service Desk, 4%
Sales Floor, 3%

Common cashier/overnight stock skills

Store Shelves, 32%
Stock Shelves, 13%
Sales Floor, 10%
Customer Service, 5%
Pallet Jack, 4%
Cash Drawers, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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