Center aisle cashier vs courtesy clerk

The differences between center aisle cashiers and courtesy clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a courtesy clerk has an average salary of $28,657, which is higher than the $24,624 average annual salary of a center aisle cashier.

The top three skills for a center aisle cashier include basic math, math and cleanliness. The most important skills for a courtesy clerk are groceries, front end, and pallet jack.

Center aisle cashier vs courtesy clerk overview

	Center Aisle Cashier	Courtesy Clerk
Yearly salary	$24,624	$28,657
Hourly rate	$11.84	$13.78
Growth rate	-10%	-5%
Number of jobs	100,552	118,514
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	34	47
Years of experience	-	2

Center aisle cashier vs courtesy clerk salary

Center aisle cashiers and courtesy clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Center Aisle Cashier	Courtesy Clerk
Average salary	$24,624	$28,657
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $30,000	Between $24,000 And $33,000
Highest paying City	-	Arvada, CO
Highest paying state	-	Colorado
Best paying company	-	Nugget Markets
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between center aisle cashier and courtesy clerk education

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

	Center Aisle Cashier	Courtesy Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Center aisle cashier vs courtesy clerk demographics

Here are the differences between center aisle cashiers' and courtesy clerks' demographics:

	Center Aisle Cashier	Courtesy Clerk
Average age	34	47
Gender ratio	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.6% White, 56.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 7.6% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between center aisle cashier and courtesy clerk duties and responsibilities

Center aisle cashier example responsibilities.

Provide customer service to daily customers, manage front end registers, & ensure cleanliness.
Help customer's bag groceries.
Inventory product using Shelfman on POS handheld.
Check out the customers and bag their groceries.
Drive van and co-ordinate troops on morale trips.
Used POS system to ring up customers while providing an excellent last impression.

Courtesy clerk example responsibilities.

Manage transactions including cash, check, credit, and EBT transactions.
Put perishables away if need, help separate items at customer service out back on shelf.
Operate heavy saws, slicers, grinders, and wrapping machines to customer and store specifications.
Work with fryers and slicers, and use store intercoms to announce special promotions and weekly specials.
Responsibilitieswork at a fuel station .. Skills usedwork register and do paper work .. math skills and fractions
Increase store cleanliness and eliminate possible health hazards to provide customer satisfaction and safety.

Center aisle cashier vs courtesy clerk skills

Common center aisle cashier skills

Basic Math, 18%
Math, 16%
Cleanliness, 14%
Cash Handling, 13%
Customer Service, 9%
POS, 4%

Common courtesy clerk skills

Groceries, 21%
Front End, 20%
Pallet Jack, 13%
Cleanliness, 10%
Customer Satisfaction, 9%
Store Shelves, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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