Bank clerk vs cashier

The differences between bank clerks and cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a bank clerk has an average salary of $31,947, which is higher than the $28,144 average annual salary of a cashier.

The top three skills for a bank clerk include data entry, cash handling and loan payments. The most important skills for a cashier are front end, cash handling, and basic math.

Bank clerk vs cashier overview

	Bank Clerk	Cashier
Yearly salary	$31,947	$28,144
Hourly rate	$15.36	$13.53
Growth rate	-5%	-10%
Number of jobs	71,774	456,110
Job satisfaction	-	4.2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	51	34
Years of experience	6	-

Bank clerk vs cashier salary

Bank clerks and cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bank Clerk	Cashier
Average salary	$31,947	$28,144
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $21,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Shoreline, WA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Washington	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Savings Bank of Mendocino County	Deloitte
Best paying industry	Finance	Retail

Differences between bank clerk and cashier education

There are a few differences between a bank clerk and a cashier in terms of educational background:

	Bank Clerk	Cashier
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	-

Bank clerk vs cashier demographics

Here are the differences between bank clerks' and cashiers' demographics:

	Bank Clerk	Cashier
Average age	51	34
Gender ratio	Male, 27.3% Female, 72.7%	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 7.5% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	7%	5%

Differences between bank clerk and cashier duties and responsibilities

Bank clerk example responsibilities.

Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
Work on A/R and billing for a manufacturing company specializing in premium orthopedic, reconstructive and postoperative products.
Respond to inquiries from internal organization and external customers regarding package processing, delivery information and services offer by USPS stores.

Cashier example responsibilities.

Manage employees by making schedules, doing payroll, and maintain an all around comfortable working environment.
Develop, implement, and update standard operating procedures relating to daily operations, financial transactions and management, customer service.
Demonstrate basic math skills and record daily earnings without error.
Perform basic math computations, such as addition subtraction, and division.
Provide customer service by scanning and packing groceries, processing customers transactions and answering any questions about food products
Work at home depot as cashier.

Bank clerk vs cashier skills

Common bank clerk skills

Data Entry, 12%
Cash Handling, 10%
Loan Payments, 8%
Financial Transactions, 8%
Customer Service Actions, 7%
ACH, 7%

Common cashier skills

Front End, 14%
Cash Handling, 10%
Basic Math, 10%
POS, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
Customer Complaints, 5%