Bookstore clerk vs cashier associate

The differences between bookstore clerks and cashiers associate can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier associate has an average salary of $29,328, which is higher than the $27,279 average annual salary of a bookstore clerk.

The top three skills for a bookstore clerk include POS, web orders and credit card machines. The most important skills for a cashier associate are safety hazards, front end, and store management.

Bookstore clerk vs cashier associate overview

	Bookstore Clerk	Cashier Associate
Yearly salary	$27,279	$29,328
Hourly rate	$13.11	$14.10
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	66,857	431,772
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Bookstore clerk vs cashier associate salary

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Cashier Associate
Average salary	$27,279	$29,328
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $24,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between bookstore clerk and cashier associate education

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Cashier Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bookstore clerk vs cashier associate demographics

Here are the differences between bookstore clerks' and cashiers associate' demographics:

	Bookstore Clerk	Cashier Associate
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%	Male, 30.7% Female, 69.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.3% Asian, 8.5% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between bookstore clerk and cashier associate duties and responsibilities

Bookstore clerk example responsibilities.

Check out groceries, make sure shelves are efficiently stock, face and manage out-of-stocks.
Maintain organization of the backroom.
Monitor parking lot, stock shelves, run errands.
Perform and mentore stocking, organization, and maintenance.
Used a POS and Datatel system on a daily basis.
Create digital advertisements, including Facebook announcements, promotional online catalogs, and banner ads on website.

Cashier associate example responsibilities.

Manage employees by making schedules, doing payroll, and maintain an all around comfortable working environment.
Operate POS cash register for telecommunication services.
Lead overall management operations of family-style Italian restaurant that recently celebrate 4th year of success in business for second store location.
Supervise the activities of checkout stations; created/distribute cashier schedules and till allocation.
Supervise cashiers and monitor checkout station to ensure adequate cash available and staff appropriately.

Bookstore clerk vs cashier associate skills

Common bookstore clerk skills

POS, 9%
Web Orders, 7%
Credit Card Machines, 7%
Book Orders, 7%
Sales Floor, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%

Common cashier associate skills

Safety Hazards, 22%
Front End, 22%
Store Management, 21%
Sales Floor, 10%
POS, 9%
Customer Service, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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