Costumer assistant vs sales associate

The differences between costumer assistants and sales associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a costumer assistant has an average salary of $34,281, which is higher than the $32,167 average annual salary of a sales associate.

The top three skills for a costumer assistant include costumes, costume shop and costume pieces. The most important skills for a sales associate are customer service, sales floor, and cash handling.

Costumer assistant vs sales associate overview

	Costumer Assistant	Sales Associate
Yearly salary	$34,281	$32,167
Hourly rate	$16.48	$15.46
Growth rate	3%	-
Number of jobs	202	579,849
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	34	41
Years of experience	12	-

Costumer assistant vs sales associate salary

Costumer assistants and sales associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Costumer Assistant	Sales Associate
Average salary	$34,281	$32,167
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $50,000	Between $21,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Barclays
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between costumer assistant and sales associate education

There are a few differences between a costumer assistant and a sales associate in terms of educational background:

	Costumer Assistant	Sales Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 62%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Theatre	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	-

Costumer assistant vs sales associate demographics

Here are the differences between costumer assistants' and sales associates' demographics:

	Costumer Assistant	Sales Associate
Average age	34	41
Gender ratio	Male, 29.0% Female, 71.0%	Male, 38.4% Female, 61.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 19.2% Asian, 5.7% White, 60.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between costumer assistant and sales associate duties and responsibilities

Costumer assistant example responsibilities.

Manage costume quick changes for``Shakespeare in Hollywood".
Monitor and manage inventory with excel and QuickBooks.
Fix the costume wigs if there are any damage done to them after the show.
Create presentations on PowerPoint about the costume designs for the producer and director's approval.
Organize, code and sustain a [] +/- stock inventory database using POS system.
Provide back up technical support of office computers, printers, cash registers and POS computers.

Sales associate example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Gain experience with credit cards, mathematics, as well as customer service.
Utilize forklift, order picker reach truck, electric ladder, or roll ladders to transfer merchandise to the sales floor.
Create Facebook page for Ohco Import/Export division.
Increase sales by upselling products and follow up sales calls.
Assist customers with the purchase of the perfect piece of jewelry

Costumer assistant vs sales associate skills

Common costumer assistant skills

Costumes, 42%
Costume Shop, 25%
Costume Pieces, 9%
Sales Floor, 5%
Stitching, 4%
RAN, 4%

Common sales associate skills

Customer Service, 15%
Sales Floor, 13%
Cash Handling, 9%
Retail Sales, 9%
Loss Prevention, 7%
Basic Math, 5%