Backroom associate vs jewelry associate

The differences between backroom associates and jewelry associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a backroom associate has an average salary of $31,395, which is higher than the $27,770 average annual salary of a jewelry associate.

The top three skills for a backroom associate include groceries, customer service and cleanliness. The most important skills for a jewelry associate are customer service, sales floor, and POS.

Backroom associate vs jewelry associate overview

	Backroom Associate	Jewelry Associate
Yearly salary	$31,395	$27,770
Hourly rate	$15.09	$13.35
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	228,218	232,910
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Backroom associate vs jewelry associate salary

Backroom associates and jewelry associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Backroom Associate	Jewelry Associate
Average salary	$31,395	$27,770
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $21,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between backroom associate and jewelry associate education

There are a few differences between a backroom associate and a jewelry associate in terms of educational background:

	Backroom Associate	Jewelry Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 46%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Backroom associate vs jewelry associate demographics

Here are the differences between backroom associates' and jewelry associates' demographics:

	Backroom Associate	Jewelry Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 76.7% Female, 23.3%	Male, 9.1% Female, 90.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 6.9% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 6.1% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between backroom associate and jewelry associate duties and responsibilities

Backroom associate example responsibilities.

Receive, inspect and store groceries.
Unload the Walmart trucks as they come in with the supplies from the warehouses.
Pull, stock and restock electronics and entertainment, operate Rf unit, perform inventory
Work with general merchandise, produce and groceries with the quality of the product in mind.
Assist customers when ever need and focuse on Walmart Backroom inventory and handling of incoming merchandise.
Use RF scanner to pull items from backroom and to find where items go on the sales floor.

Jewelry associate example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Perform opening and closing procedures such as counting down POS systems and closing jewelry cases.
Develop multitasking and time-management skills when working on various store projects and attending to customers
Place special orders over the phone with companies contract by Walmart.

Backroom associate vs jewelry associate skills

Common backroom associate skills

Groceries, 24%
Customer Service, 13%
Cleanliness, 9%
Customer Merchandise, 8%
Outbound Shipments, 7%
Safety Equipment, 7%

Common jewelry associate skills

Customer Service, 41%
Sales Floor, 13%
POS, 7%
Loss Prevention, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
Sales Transactions, 3%

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