Bookstore clerk vs retail cashier

The differences between bookstore clerks and retail cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a retail cashier has an average salary of $29,009, 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 retail cashier are customer service, cleanliness, and front end.

Bookstore clerk vs retail cashier overview

	Bookstore Clerk	Retail Cashier
Yearly salary	$27,279	$29,009
Hourly rate	$13.11	$13.95
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	66,857	440,543
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 43%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Bookstore clerk vs retail cashier salary

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Retail Cashier
Average salary	$27,279	$29,009
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $23,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	San Jose, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Il Fornaio
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between bookstore clerk and retail cashier education

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Retail Cashier
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 43%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Bookstore clerk vs retail cashier demographics

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Retail Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%	Male, 23.7% Female, 76.3%
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, 9.4% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 7.7% White, 54.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between bookstore clerk and retail 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.

Retail cashier example responsibilities.

Manage jewelry stock and inventory balances accurately.
Display knowledge concerning cash, checks, EBT, WIC, debit and credit card transactions.
Assist customers in getting groceries to cars and everyday transactions, such as cashiering and maintenance.
Follow procedures handling cash, checks, coupons, gift certificates, food stamps and WIC vouchers.
Install sound systems, steering systems, port-holes, hatches, swim decks, ladders, and windshields.
Perform POS transactions as a front-end operations cashier, as well as credit card and extend product services enrollment.

Bookstore clerk vs retail 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 retail cashier skills

Customer Service, 21%
Cleanliness, 19%
Front End, 11%
Math, 8%
Basic Math, 6%
Retail Sales, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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