Cash register operator vs service cashier

The differences between cash register operators and service cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a service cashier has an average salary of $28,602, 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 service cashier are customer service, cleanliness, and credit card payments.

Cash register operator vs service cashier overview

	Cash Register Operator	Service Cashier
Yearly salary	$26,937	$28,602
Hourly rate	$12.95	$13.75
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	28,614	98,972
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 40%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cash register operator vs service cashier salary

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

	Cash Register Operator	Service Cashier
Average salary	$26,937	$28,602
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Kirkland, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Classic Chevrolet
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between cash register operator and service cashier education

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

	Cash Register Operator	Service Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 40%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cash register operator vs service cashier demographics

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

	Cash Register Operator	Service Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 18.3% Female, 81.7%
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, 8.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 26.2% Asian, 7.3% White, 51.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cash register operator and service 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.

Service cashier example responsibilities.

Utilize math skills when processing payments without a computerize cash register and while tallying profit at the end of each shift.
Check out customer's groceries, clear parking lot, provide customer service, maintain store maintenance
Skil in using scanners, cash registers and basic math skills to calculate the price of service provide.
Process cash, credit card, travelers' checks, and discount transactions with the assistance of POS system.
Require to learn how to use ADP systems in order to process car sales and some accounting for the service center.
Provide excellent customer service while ringing up members and upselling membership upgrades.

Cash register operator vs service 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 service cashier skills

Customer Service, 14%
Cleanliness, 11%
Credit Card Payments, 7%
Cash Handling, 6%
Phone Calls, 6%
Food Orders, 6%