Cashier/service clerk vs cashier

The differences between cashier/service clerks and cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier has an average salary of $28,144, which is higher than the $27,665 average annual salary of a cashier/service clerk.

The top three skills for a cashier/service clerk include groceries, customer service and front end. The most important skills for a cashier are front end, cash handling, and basic math.

Cashier/service clerk vs cashier overview

	Cashier/Service Clerk	Cashier
Yearly salary	$27,665	$28,144
Hourly rate	$13.30	$13.53
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	155,543	456,110
Job satisfaction	-	4.2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	43	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cashier/service clerk vs cashier salary

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

	Cashier/Service Clerk	Cashier
Average salary	$27,665	$28,144
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	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/service clerk and cashier education

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

	Cashier/Service Clerk	Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cashier/service clerk vs cashier demographics

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

	Cashier/Service Clerk	Cashier
Average age	43	34
Gender ratio	Male, 47.9% Female, 52.1%	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.1% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 5.4% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	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	4%	5%

Differences between cashier/service clerk and cashier duties and responsibilities

Cashier/service clerk example responsibilities.

Conduct routine inspections and manage mechanics payroll data utilizing ADP.
Scan groceries, sack groceries, take groceries to the customers' cars and load them into their vehicles.
Bag groceries and accommodate customers outside if they need carry-out.
Register patients for medical services--operate switchboard--perform additional administrative support tasks for supervisory staff as needed.
Go to different Wal-Mart stores to promote memberships for SAM'S.
Offer customers Sams members renewals/upgrades.

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/service clerk vs cashier skills

Common cashier/service clerk skills

Groceries, 17%
Customer Service, 10%
Front End, 8%
Service Desk, 7%
Customer Complaints, 6%
POS, 5%

Common cashier skills

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

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