All purpose clerk vs clerk

The differences between all purpose clerks and clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a clerk has an average salary of $31,163, 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 clerk are basic math, math, and data entry.

All purpose clerk vs clerk overview

	All Purpose Clerk	Clerk
Yearly salary	$27,258	$31,163
Hourly rate	$13.10	$14.98
Growth rate	-10%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,390	80,311
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	34	47
Years of experience	-	2

All purpose clerk vs clerk salary

All purpose clerks and clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	All Purpose Clerk	Clerk
Average salary	$27,258	$31,163
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $24,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New Hampshire
Best paying company	-	University of Massachusetts Boston
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between all purpose clerk and clerk education

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

	All Purpose Clerk	Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	Western Carolina University

All purpose clerk vs clerk demographics

Here are the differences between all purpose clerks' and clerks' demographics:

	All Purpose Clerk	Clerk
Average age	34	47
Gender ratio	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 7.7% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between all purpose clerk and clerk 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.

Clerk example responsibilities.

Demonstrate strong math skills in managing inmate s accounts and calmly and effectively deescalating outbursts of belligerent inmates.
Manage orthopedic accounts regarding payment posting through IDX medical systems.
Administer financial bookkeeping by way of QuickBooks.
Bank reconciliation in QuickBooks and assist bookkeeper when need.
Maintain a high level of confidentiality as required by HIPAA.
Call DMV's and dealerships when liens are not perfect.

All purpose clerk vs clerk skills

Common all purpose clerk skills

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

Common clerk skills

Basic Math, 18%
Math, 10%
Data Entry, 10%
Customer Service, 9%
Cleanliness, 8%
POS, 5%