Bookstore clerk vs seasonal cashier

The differences between bookstore clerks and seasonal cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a seasonal cashier has an average salary of $29,678, 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 seasonal cashier are customer inquiries, quality customer service, and customer issues.

Bookstore clerk vs seasonal cashier overview

	Bookstore Clerk	Seasonal Cashier
Yearly salary	$27,279	$29,678
Hourly rate	$13.11	$14.27
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	66,857	434,768
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Bookstore clerk vs seasonal cashier salary

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Seasonal Cashier
Average salary	$27,279	$29,678
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $33,000	Between $24,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Mountain View, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Hannaford Supermarkets
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between bookstore clerk and seasonal cashier education

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

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

Bookstore clerk vs seasonal cashier demographics

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

	Bookstore Clerk	Seasonal Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 35.2% Female, 64.8%	Male, 19.6% Female, 80.4%
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, 9.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.8% Asian, 7.3% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between bookstore clerk and seasonal 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.

Seasonal cashier example responsibilities.

Manage jewelry stock and inventory balances accurately.
Operate a POS cash register, handle customer transactions and count money in drawers to ensure the amount is correct.
Bag groceries and mix any receipt mistakes if any.
Perform store functions using a POS system in order to process purchases, returns, payments, and credit card applications.
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.
Maintain parks and clean trash, use diesel mowers and small engine tools to complete goals.

Bookstore clerk vs seasonal 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 seasonal cashier skills

Customer Inquiries, 19%
Quality Customer Service, 16%
Customer Issues, 14%
Sales Floor, 6%
Customer Satisfaction, 5%
Math, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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