Cashier supervisor vs assistant manager

The differences between cashier supervisors and assistant managers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a cashier supervisor and an assistant manager. Additionally, an assistant manager has an average salary of $39,127, which is higher than the $30,541 average annual salary of a cashier supervisor.

The top three skills for a cashier supervisor include customer service, front end and POS. The most important skills for an assistant manager are paperwork, cleanliness, and customer service.

Cashier supervisor vs assistant manager overview

	Cashier Supervisor	Assistant Manager
Yearly salary	$30,541	$39,127
Hourly rate	$14.68	$18.81
Growth rate	-10%	6%
Number of jobs	259,634	566,132
Job satisfaction	-	4.5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Average age	43	44
Years of experience	6	6

What does a cashier supervisor do?

A cashier supervisor is responsible for monitoring the performance of the cash register staff, ensuring the accuracy of sales and balance sheets, and manage payment discrepancies. Cashier supervisors also monitor stock inventory, organize shelves based on client and market demands to increase sales, help on developing promotional strategies and discount offers, process product replacements, and issue refunds as needed. A cashier supervisor must have excellent communication skills, especially on responding to customers' inquiries and concerns, and resolve escalated complaints timely and efficiently.

What does an assistant manager do?

An assistant manager provides assistance and support to the direct manager in ensuring that the business runs smoothly with guaranteed satisfaction. An associate manager helps organize daily projects and manages employees to make sure that tasks are being done in a timely and accurate manner. Assistant managers are also expected to develop a good relationship with the whole workforce and clients to contribute to a successful and healthy workplace. An assistant manager is also required to present practical strategies for business growth, monitor daily operations, and communicate with clients for any possible suggestions and complaints.

Cashier supervisor vs assistant manager salary

Cashier supervisors and assistant managers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cashier Supervisor	Assistant Manager
Average salary	$30,541	$39,127
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $36,000	Between $23,000 And $64,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between cashier supervisor and assistant manager education

There are a few differences between a cashier supervisor and an assistant manager in terms of educational background:

	Cashier Supervisor	Assistant Manager
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi	University of Georgia

Cashier supervisor vs assistant manager demographics

Here are the differences between cashier supervisors' and assistant managers' demographics:

	Cashier Supervisor	Assistant Manager
Average age	43	44
Gender ratio	Male, 24.4% Female, 75.6%	Male, 42.0% Female, 58.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 6.9% White, 61.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 6.4% White, 67.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	9%	10%

Differences between cashier supervisor and assistant manager duties and responsibilities

Cashier supervisor example responsibilities.

Run POS system during high traffic times, especially athletic events, complete special transactions as necessary.
Check till rolls, check speed points and VeriFone and log calls for any problem at the POS.
Lead overall management operations of family-style Italian restaurant that recently celebrate 4th year of success in business for second store location.
Cash debit credit check wic travelers check transaction.
Maintain daily break scheduling without affecting busy checkout traffic.

Assistant manager example responsibilities.

Manage and approve all advertising and promotional activity (weekly flyers).
Manage a team in order to reach daily, monthly, and yearly monetary, KPI, and loyalty goals.
Assist with customer service, organize employee payroll and scheduling, and manage day-to-day company responsibilities.
Maintain customer base by providing excellent customer service, maintaining facilities cleanliness, preparing daily reports and managing other cashiers.
Provide exceptional customer service by serving food and bartending during the restaurant s busiest hours of operation
Assist customers and operate POS register, unload stock delivery truck, stock merchandise and build displays, make bank deposits.

Cashier supervisor vs assistant manager skills

Common cashier supervisor skills

Customer Service, 65%
Front End, 5%
POS, 4%
Cash Drawers, 3%
Customer Satisfaction, 3%
Customer Complaints, 2%

Common assistant manager skills

Paperwork, 10%
Cleanliness, 9%
Customer Service, 7%
Math, 7%
Basic Math, 6%
Payroll, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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