Attendant vs front counter attendant

The differences between attendants and front counter attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a front counter attendant has an average salary of $31,270, which is higher than the $27,453 average annual salary of an attendant.

The top three skills for an attendant include cleanliness, customer service and home health. The most important skills for a front counter attendant are computer system, inventory control, and customer complaints.

Attendant vs front counter attendant overview

	Attendant	Front Counter Attendant
Yearly salary	$27,453	$31,270
Hourly rate	$13.20	$15.03
Growth rate	4%	-10%
Number of jobs	52,299	93,837
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	48	43
Years of experience	-	-

Attendant vs front counter attendant salary

Attendants and front counter attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Attendant	Front Counter Attendant
Average salary	$27,453	$31,270
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $36,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	Washington	Colorado
Best paying company	Barnard College	Rush Enterprises
Best paying industry	Hospitality	Media

Differences between attendant and front counter attendant education

There are a few differences between an attendant and a front counter attendant in terms of educational background:

	Attendant	Front Counter Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Attendant vs front counter attendant demographics

Here are the differences between attendants' and front counter attendants' demographics:

	Attendant	Front Counter Attendant
Average age	48	43
Gender ratio	Male, 48.6% Female, 51.4%	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between attendant and front counter attendant duties and responsibilities

Attendant example responsibilities.

Manage events, help guests with outside reservations.
Manage VIP's with personal requirements and assist in their room set up and hospitality experience.
Manage top prize payouts, involving large amounts of funds being transfer across the gaming floor.
Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Host activities (bingo, casino night, kids club, etc . )
Supervise and entertain children, clean toys and maintain a healthy and clean environment and become CPR certify.

Front counter attendant example responsibilities.

Place groceries into customers' vehicles.
Stock shelves, clean ran register and any other task that need to be done
Handle high volume, multi line phone, while inputting customer information and payments into POS.
Perform duties including stock re-organizing, bagging groceries and customer assistance.
Report jewelry repair and/or maintenance issues for follow up action by management.

Attendant vs front counter attendant skills

Common attendant skills

Cleanliness, 13%
Customer Service, 7%
Home Health, 7%
Patients, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Emergency Situations, 6%

Common front counter attendant skills

Computer System, 19%
Inventory Control, 12%
Customer Complaints, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
POS, 7%
Safety Standards, 7%

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