Attendant sales vs associate retailer

The differences between attendant sales and associate retailers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an associate retailer has an average salary of $28,763, which is higher than the $24,079 average annual salary of an attendant sales.

The top three skills for an attendant sales include product knowledge, quality customer service and safety procedures. The most important skills for an associate retailer are ladders, sales floor, and loss prevention.

Attendant sales vs associate retailer overview

	Attendant Sales	Associate Retailer
Yearly salary	$24,079	$28,763
Hourly rate	$11.58	$13.83
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	309,823	474,522
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Attendant sales vs associate retailer salary

Attendant sales and associate retailers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Attendant Sales	Associate Retailer
Average salary	$24,079	$28,763
Salary range	Between $16,000 And $35,000	Between $23,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Mars
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between attendant sales and associate retailer education

There are a few differences between an attendant sales and an associate retailer in terms of educational background:

	Attendant Sales	Associate Retailer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 39%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Attendant sales vs associate retailer demographics

Here are the differences between attendant sales' and associate retailers' demographics:

	Attendant Sales	Associate Retailer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 45.2% Female, 54.8%	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between attendant sales and associate retailer duties and responsibilities

Attendant sales example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Prepare quality food products, process accurate register transactions, maintain general appearance and cleanliness of store premises.
Improve customer solicitation pitch to increase Kohl's credit card application solicitations.

Associate retailer example responsibilities.

Accomplish upselling goals to contribute to company's success.
Provide excellent retail customer service; manage stock and inventory; operate POS cash register
Provide excellent customer service while upselling promotional products
Promote the organization via Facebook, twitter, and blog.
Used Rf scanners to pull equipment from stockroom and place on the sales-floor.
Pull items from the queue for restocking, tracking inventory with an RF unit.

Attendant sales vs associate retailer skills

Common attendant sales skills

Product Knowledge, 52%
Quality Customer Service, 9%
Safety Procedures, 7%
Stock Merchandise, 5%
Customer Care, 5%
POS, 4%

Common associate retailer skills

Ladders, 23%
Sales Floor, 22%
Loss Prevention, 14%
Customer Issues, 10%
PET, 10%
Retail Store, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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