Bookstore clerk vs lead cashier

The differences between bookstore clerks and lead cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lead cashier has an average salary of $28,581, 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 lead cashier are POS, sales floor, and customer service.

Bookstore clerk vs lead cashier overview

	Bookstore Clerk	Lead Cashier
Yearly salary	$27,279	$28,581
Hourly rate	$13.11	$13.74
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	66,857	150,415
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Bookstore clerk vs lead cashier salary

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Lead Cashier
Average salary	$27,279	$28,581
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $25,000 And $32,000
Highest paying City	-	Berkeley, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between bookstore clerk and lead cashier education

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Lead Cashier
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bookstore clerk vs lead cashier demographics

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Lead Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%	Male, 23.8% Female, 76.2%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 7.6% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between bookstore clerk and lead 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.

Lead cashier example responsibilities.

Show excellent math skills while working the register and counting the money at the end of the night.
Assign cashier to monetary checkout stations, problem solving skills, math skills, memory of product codes and their entering.
Compute and process payroll within budgetary guidelines.
Lead overall management operations of family-style Italian restaurant that recently celebrate 4th year of success in business for second store location.
Implement protocols with leadership and proper communication skills.
Coordinate schedules to maintain store productivity with servant leadership.

Bookstore clerk vs lead 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 lead cashier skills

POS, 19%
Sales Floor, 13%
Customer Service, 13%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Cash Handling, 6%
Front End, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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