All purpose clerk vs courtesy clerk

The differences between all purpose clerks and courtesy clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a courtesy clerk has an average salary of $28,657, 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 courtesy clerk are groceries, front end, and pallet jack.

All purpose clerk vs courtesy clerk overview

	All Purpose Clerk	Courtesy Clerk
Yearly salary	$27,258	$28,657
Hourly rate	$13.10	$13.78
Growth rate	-10%	-5%
Number of jobs	66,390	118,514
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	34	47
Years of experience	-	2

All purpose clerk vs courtesy clerk salary

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

	All Purpose Clerk	Courtesy Clerk
Average salary	$27,258	$28,657
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $24,000 And $33,000
Highest paying City	-	Arvada, CO
Highest paying state	-	Colorado
Best paying company	-	Nugget Markets
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between all purpose clerk and courtesy clerk education

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

	All Purpose Clerk	Courtesy Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

All purpose clerk vs courtesy clerk demographics

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

	All Purpose Clerk	Courtesy Clerk
Average age	34	47
Gender ratio	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%
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, 8.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 7.6% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between all purpose clerk and courtesy 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.

Courtesy clerk example responsibilities.

Manage transactions including cash, check, credit, and EBT transactions.
Put perishables away if need, help separate items at customer service out back on shelf.
Operate heavy saws, slicers, grinders, and wrapping machines to customer and store specifications.
Work with fryers and slicers, and use store intercoms to announce special promotions and weekly specials.
Responsibilitieswork at a fuel station .. Skills usedwork register and do paper work .. math skills and fractions
Increase store cleanliness and eliminate possible health hazards to provide customer satisfaction and safety.

All purpose clerk vs courtesy 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 courtesy clerk skills

Groceries, 21%
Front End, 20%
Pallet Jack, 13%
Cleanliness, 10%
Customer Satisfaction, 9%
Store Shelves, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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