Cash register operator vs lead cashier

The differences between cash register operators and lead cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lead cashier has an average salary of $28,581, 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 lead cashier are POS, sales floor, and customer service.

Cash register operator vs lead cashier overview

	Cash Register Operator	Lead Cashier
Yearly salary	$26,937	$28,581
Hourly rate	$12.95	$13.74
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	28,614	150,415
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cash register operator vs lead cashier salary

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

	Cash Register Operator	Lead Cashier
Average salary	$26,937	$28,581
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $37,000	Between $25,000 And $32,000
Highest paying City	-	Berkeley, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between cash register operator and lead cashier education

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

	Cash Register Operator	Lead Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cash register operator vs lead cashier demographics

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

	Cash Register Operator	Lead Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 23.8% Female, 76.2%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 7.6% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cash register operator and lead 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.

Lead cashier example responsibilities.

Show excellent math skills while working the register and counting the money at the end of the night.
Assign cashier to monetary checkout stations, problem solving skills, math skills, memory of product codes and their entering.
Compute and process payroll within budgetary guidelines.
Lead overall management operations of family-style Italian restaurant that recently celebrate 4th year of success in business for second store location.
Implement protocols with leadership and proper communication skills.
Coordinate schedules to maintain store productivity with servant leadership.

Cash register operator vs lead 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 lead cashier skills

POS, 19%
Sales Floor, 13%
Customer Service, 13%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Cash Handling, 6%
Front End, 5%