Cash register operator vs service counter cashier

The differences between cash register operators and service counter cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a service counter cashier has an average salary of $29,932, 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 counter cashier are customer service, cleanliness, and POS.

Cash register operator vs service counter cashier overview

	Cash Register Operator	Service Counter Cashier
Yearly salary	$26,937	$29,932
Hourly rate	$12.95	$14.39
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	28,614	97,764
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cash register operator vs service counter cashier salary

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

	Cash Register Operator	Service Counter Cashier
Average salary	$26,937	$29,932
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $37,000	Between $23,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between cash register operator and service counter cashier education

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

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

Cash register operator vs service counter cashier demographics

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

	Cash Register Operator	Service Counter Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 39.0% Female, 61.0%	Male, 26.6% Female, 73.4%
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, 8.3% Unknown, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 7.9% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between cash register operator and service counter 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 counter cashier example responsibilities.

Operate POS system process refunds and exchanges cut fabrics according to customers satisfaction.
Take customers orders for food, using POS system and cash register and accept payment or make change.
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.
Perform register close out procedures and monitor checkout stations.

Cash register operator vs service counter 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 counter cashier skills

Customer Service, 32%
Cleanliness, 23%
POS, 8%
Front End, 4%
Food Preparation, 4%
Drive-Thru, 3%