Convenience store clerk vs cashier

The differences between convenience store 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 $25,054 average annual salary of a convenience store clerk.

The top three skills for a convenience store clerk include customer satisfaction, basic math and convenience stores. The most important skills for a cashier are front end, cash handling, and basic math.

Convenience store clerk vs cashier overview

	Convenience Store Clerk	Cashier
Yearly salary	$25,054	$28,144
Hourly rate	$12.05	$13.53
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	162,924	456,110
Job satisfaction	-	4.2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Convenience store clerk vs cashier salary

Convenience store clerks and cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Convenience Store Clerk	Cashier
Average salary	$25,054	$28,144
Salary range	Between $19,000 And $32,000	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 convenience store clerk and cashier education

There are a few differences between a convenience store clerk and a cashier in terms of educational background:

	Convenience Store Clerk	Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Convenience store clerk vs cashier demographics

Here are the differences between convenience store clerks' and cashiers' demographics:

	Convenience Store Clerk	Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 44.9% Female, 55.1%	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.1% Asian, 8.0% White, 61.9% 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 convenience store clerk and cashier duties and responsibilities

Convenience store clerk example responsibilities.

Stock groceries, clean, assist cashier, provide excellent customer service and maintain inventory
Order needed food, groceries and gas from vendors and sales representatives.
Process credit or debit card transactions using a point of sale system (POS).
Maintain a sanitary dining environment, prepare and organize merchandise in the convenience store, and operation of POS system.
Review and verify payroll reports for accuracy and makes necessary adjustments or corrections through journal entries or other establish procedure.
Make customers happy at walgreens is also part of the job.

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.

Convenience store clerk vs cashier skills

Common convenience store clerk skills

Customer Satisfaction, 15%
Basic Math, 11%
Convenience Stores, 9%
Food Handling, 8%
Groceries, 8%
Cleanliness, 6%

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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