Bookstore clerk vs cashier

The differences between bookstore clerks and cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier has an average salary of $28,144, 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 are front end, cash handling, and basic math.

Bookstore clerk vs cashier overview

	Bookstore Clerk	Cashier
Yearly salary	$27,279	$28,144
Hourly rate	$13.11	$13.53
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	66,857	456,110
Job satisfaction	-	4.2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Bookstore clerk vs cashier salary

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Cashier
Average salary	$27,279	$28,144
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $21,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Deloitte
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between bookstore clerk and cashier education

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Cashier
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bookstore clerk vs cashier demographics

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%
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, 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	5%	5%

Differences between bookstore clerk and cashier 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 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.

Bookstore clerk vs cashier 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 skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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