Cash register operator vs cashier

The differences between cash register operators and cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier has an average salary of $28,144, 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 are front end, cash handling, and basic math.

Cash register operator vs cashier overview

	Cash Register Operator	Cashier
Yearly salary	$26,937	$28,144
Hourly rate	$12.95	$13.53
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	28,614	456,110
Job satisfaction	-	4.2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cash register operator vs cashier salary

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

	Cash Register Operator	Cashier
Average salary	$26,937	$28,144
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $37,000	Between $21,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Deloitte
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between cash register operator and cashier education

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

	Cash Register Operator	Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cash register operator vs cashier demographics

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

	Cash Register Operator	Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%
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, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 7.5% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cash register operator and cashier 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 example responsibilities.

Manage employees by making schedules, doing payroll, and maintain an all around comfortable working environment.
Develop, implement, and update standard operating procedures relating to daily operations, financial transactions and management, customer service.
Demonstrate basic math skills and record daily earnings without error.
Perform basic math computations, such as addition subtraction, and division.
Provide customer service by scanning and packing groceries, processing customers transactions and answering any questions about food products
Work at home depot as cashier.

Cash register operator vs cashier 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 skills

Front End, 14%
Cash Handling, 10%
Basic Math, 10%
POS, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
Customer Complaints, 5%