All purpose clerk vs head cashier

The differences between all purpose clerks and head cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a head cashier has an average salary of $31,143, 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 head cashier are customer service, quality customer service, and store operations.

All purpose clerk vs head cashier overview

	All Purpose Clerk	Head Cashier
Yearly salary	$27,258	$31,143
Hourly rate	$13.10	$14.97
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	66,390	284,733
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 36%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

All purpose clerk vs head cashier salary

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

	All Purpose Clerk	Head Cashier
Average salary	$27,258	$31,143
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $34,000	Between $26,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Vancouver, WA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Prince William County
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between all purpose clerk and head cashier education

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

	All Purpose Clerk	Head Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 47%	High School Diploma, 36%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

All purpose clerk vs head cashier demographics

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

	All Purpose Clerk	Head Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 60.9% Female, 39.1%	Male, 20.7% Female, 79.3%
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, 9.8% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 7.2% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between all purpose clerk and head cashier 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.

Head cashier example responsibilities.

Manage jewelry stock and inventory balances accurately.
Deliver excellent customer service by friendly greeting and assisting each customer with accurate cash handling and bagging groceries.
Run cash register, bag groceries, and assist customers to their vehicles, as needed.
Process information and merchandise through POS register system
Maintain cleanliness and presentation of stock room and production floor by rotating inventory regularly.
Monitor and review highly satisfy customer service rating during customer checkout through checkout surveys.

All purpose clerk vs head cashier skills

Common all purpose clerk skills

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

Common head cashier skills

Customer Service, 16%
Quality Customer Service, 14%
Store Operations, 10%
Help Support, 9%
Cleanliness, 7%
Cash Handling, 6%

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