Cart attendant/cashier vs front end cashier

The differences between cart attendant/cashiers and front end cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cart attendant/cashier has an average salary of $28,712, which is higher than the $25,026 average annual salary of a front end cashier.

The top three skills for a cart attendant/cashier include sales floor, stock merchandise and front end. The most important skills for a front end cashier are good communication, cash handling, and chrome.

Cart attendant/cashier vs front end cashier overview

	Cart Attendant/Cashier	Front End Cashier
Yearly salary	$28,712	$25,026
Hourly rate	$13.80	$12.03
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	105,659	464,431
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cart attendant/cashier vs front end cashier salary

Cart attendant/cashiers and front end cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cart Attendant/Cashier	Front End Cashier
Average salary	$28,712	$25,026
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $35,000	Between $16,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Norwalk, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between cart attendant/cashier and front end cashier education

There are a few differences between a cart attendant/cashier and a front end cashier in terms of educational background:

	Cart Attendant/Cashier	Front End Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 52%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cart attendant/cashier vs front end cashier demographics

Here are the differences between cart attendant/cashiers' and front end cashiers' demographics:

	Cart Attendant/Cashier	Front End Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 89.1% Female, 10.9%	Male, 25.8% Female, 74.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 20.0% Asian, 7.6% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.8% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cart attendant/cashier and front end cashier duties and responsibilities

Cart attendant/cashier example responsibilities.

Exhibit customer service, multi-tasking, accuracy in monetary exchange (using POS systems), and stock.
Handle POS and final point of contact for customers in the store.
Take care of customers groceries and retrieve carts from the holding area back to the store.
Assist in bagging groceries, stocking shelves, making sure food are up to date, cleaning, and collecting carts.
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.
help customers, money handling, restocking, upselling items, cleaning

Front end cashier example responsibilities.

Work with equipment like fryers, slicers, ovens and make price tags for food & deli items.
Scan groceries and provide quality customer service.
Help with the kids corner at the store.
Help customers make sure they have a good experience with Kroger.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of new products and new arrivals for upselling purposes.
Help customers who are parents with kids with stickers and balloons when possible.

Cart attendant/cashier vs front end cashier skills

Common cart attendant/cashier skills

Sales Floor, 17%
Stock Merchandise, 13%
Front End, 8%
Guest Service, 7%
POS, 7%
Customer Service, 5%

Common front end cashier skills

Good Communication, 21%
Cash Handling, 15%
Chrome, 14%
Customer Service, 8%
POS, 8%
Basic Math, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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