Cashier/courtesy clerk vs sales clerk

The differences between cashier/courtesy clerks and sales clerks 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 $25,739 average annual salary of a sales clerk.

The top three skills for a cashier/courtesy clerk include groceries, product knowledge and store shelves. The most important skills for a sales clerk are customer service, stock shelves, and sales floor.

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs sales clerk overview

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Sales Clerk
Yearly salary	$30,084	$25,739
Hourly rate	$14.46	$12.37
Growth rate	-10%	-
Number of jobs	122,998	372,651
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	34	41
Years of experience	-	-

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs sales clerk salary

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

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Sales Clerk
Average salary	$30,084	$25,739
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $37,000	Between $16,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Hawaii Pacific Health
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between cashier/courtesy clerk and sales clerk education

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

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Sales Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 41%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs sales clerk demographics

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

	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk	Sales Clerk
Average age	34	41
Gender ratio	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between cashier/courtesy clerk and sales clerk 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.

Sales clerk example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Process monetary transactions POS system.
Follow POS procedures daily and complete appropriate paperwork.
Prepare quality food products, process accurate register transactions, maintain general appearance and cleanliness of store premises.
Improve customer solicitation pitch to increase Kohl's credit card application solicitations.

Cashier/courtesy clerk vs sales clerk skills

Common cashier/courtesy clerk skills

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

Common sales clerk skills

Customer Service, 26%
Stock Shelves, 9%
Sales Floor, 8%
Retail Sales, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
POS, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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