Cashier/courtesy clerk vs cashier

The differences between cashier/courtesy clerks and cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier/courtesy clerk has an average salary of $30,084, which is higher than the $28,144 average annual salary of a cashier.

The top three skills for a cashier/courtesy clerk include groceries, product knowledge and store shelves. The most important skills for a cashier are front end, cash handling, and basic math.

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs cashier overview

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Cashier
Yearly salary	$30,084	$28,144
Hourly rate	$14.46	$13.53
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	122,998	456,110
Job satisfaction	-	4.2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs cashier salary

Cashier/courtesy clerks and cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Cashier
Average salary	$30,084	$28,144
Salary range	Between $24,000 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 cashier/courtesy clerk and cashier education

There are a few differences between a cashier/courtesy clerk and a cashier in terms of educational background:

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs cashier demographics

Here are the differences between cashier/courtesy clerks' and cashiers' demographics:

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 7.8% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 cashier/courtesy clerk and cashier duties and responsibilities

Cashier/courtesy clerk example responsibilities.

Manage transactions including cash, check, credit, and EBT transactions.
Operate a computer/register to efficiently and accurately ring up customer's groceries.
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.
Strengthen the Walmart brand by interacting positively and professionally with a highly diverse customer base.

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.

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs cashier skills

Common cashier/courtesy clerk skills

Groceries, 26%
Product Knowledge, 18%
Store Shelves, 11%
Front End, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Stock Shelves, 4%

Common cashier skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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