Cash register operator vs cashier associate

The differences between cash register operators and cashiers associate can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier associate has an average salary of $29,328, 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 cashier associate are safety hazards, front end, and store management.

Cash register operator vs cashier associate overview

	Cash Register Operator	Cashier Associate
Yearly salary	$26,937	$29,328
Hourly rate	$12.95	$14.10
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	28,614	431,772
Job satisfaction	-	4
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cash register operator vs cashier associate salary

Cash register operators and cashiers associate have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cash Register Operator	Cashier Associate
Average salary	$26,937	$29,328
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $37,000	Between $24,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between cash register operator and cashier associate education

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

	Cash Register Operator	Cashier Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cash register operator vs cashier associate demographics

Here are the differences between cash register operators' and cashiers associate' demographics:

	Cash Register Operator	Cashier Associate
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 30.7% Female, 69.3%
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, 10.1% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.3% Asian, 7.6% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cash register operator and cashier 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.

Cashier associate example responsibilities.

Manage employees by making schedules, doing payroll, and maintain an all around comfortable working environment.
Operate POS cash register for telecommunication services.
Lead overall management operations of family-style Italian restaurant that recently celebrate 4th year of success in business for second store location.
Supervise the activities of checkout stations; created/distribute cashier schedules and till allocation.
Supervise cashiers and monitor checkout station to ensure adequate cash available and staff appropriately.

Cash register operator vs cashier 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 cashier associate skills

Safety Hazards, 22%
Front End, 22%
Store Management, 21%
Sales Floor, 10%
POS, 9%
Customer Service, 5%