Bookstore clerk vs certified medical technician

The differences between bookstore clerks and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a certified medical technician has an average salary of $38,859, 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 certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Bookstore clerk vs certified medical technician overview

	Bookstore Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$27,279	$38,859
Hourly rate	$13.11	$18.68
Growth rate	-10%	5%
Number of jobs	66,857	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	34	44
Years of experience	-	12

Bookstore clerk vs certified medical technician salary

Bookstore clerks and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bookstore Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$27,279	$38,859
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	-	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between bookstore clerk and certified medical technician education

There are a few differences between a bookstore clerk and a certified medical technician in terms of educational background:

	Bookstore Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	University of Connecticut

Bookstore clerk vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between bookstore clerks' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Bookstore Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	34	44
Gender ratio	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
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, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	8%

Differences between bookstore clerk and certified medical technician 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.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Bookstore clerk vs certified medical technician skills

Common bookstore clerk skills

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

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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