Cash register operator vs cash office associate

The differences between cash register operators and cash office associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cash office associate has an average salary of $32,478, which is higher than the $26,937 average annual salary of a cash register operator.

The top three skills for a cash register operator include customer service, customer orders and food preparation. The most important skills for a cash office associate are customer service, sales floor, and front end.

Cash register operator vs cash office associate overview

	Cash Register Operator	Cash Office Associate
Yearly salary	$26,937	$32,478
Hourly rate	$12.95	$15.61
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	28,614	35,858
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cash register operator vs cash office associate salary

Cash register operators and cash office associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cash Register Operator	Cash Office Associate
Average salary	$26,937	$32,478
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $37,000	Between $16,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between cash register operator and cash office associate education

There are a few differences between a cash register operator and a cash office associate in terms of educational background:

	Cash Register Operator	Cash Office Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cash register operator vs cash office associate demographics

Here are the differences between cash register operators' and cash office associates' demographics:

	Cash Register Operator	Cash Office Associate
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 15.3% Female, 84.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 6.8% White, 56.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 7.6% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cash register operator and cash office associate duties and responsibilities

Cash register operator example responsibilities.

Manage crews of lawn maintenance workers performing mowing, trimming, edging, pruning, mulching and seasonal cleaning up services.
Stock shelves, operate a register, bag groceries and carry groceries to customer's cars.
Operate machine mowers safety and according to company procedure.
Supervise cashiers and monitor checkout station to ensure adequate cash available and staff appropriately.

Cash office associate example responsibilities.

Maintain a clean and orderly checkout area and accomplish other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying garbage.
Use EMR software to manage patient records and files; reinforce and uphold patient confidentiality as required by HIPAA and clinic.
Take part in company competitions, upselling tickets and concessions.
Check out jewelry, shoe and accessory customer at jewelry counter.
Assist customers with their groceries whether it be bagging, locating or returning.
Balance office funds to reports; adjust to match as needed from errors make at POS terminals.

Cash register operator vs cash office associate skills

Common cash register operator skills

Customer Service, 60%
Customer Orders, 8%
Food Preparation, 5%
POS, 5%
Food Orders, 3%
Customer Complaints, 3%

Common cash office associate skills

Customer Service, 26%
Sales Floor, 9%
Front End, 9%
POS, 6%
Loss Prevention, 5%
Cash Drawers, 4%