Courtesy clerk vs certified medical technician

The differences between courtesy clerks and certified medical technicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a courtesy clerk, becoming a certified medical technician takes usually requires 6-12 months. Additionally, a certified medical technician has an average salary of $38,859, which is higher than the $28,657 average annual salary of a courtesy clerk.

The top three skills for a courtesy clerk include groceries, front end and pallet jack. The most important skills for a certified medical technician are patients, vital signs, and CPR.

Courtesy clerk vs certified medical technician overview

	Courtesy Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Yearly salary	$28,657	$38,859
Hourly rate	$13.78	$18.68
Growth rate	-5%	5%
Number of jobs	118,514	164,424
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Average age	47	44
Years of experience	2	12

What does a courtesy clerk do?

A courtesy clerk is responsible for assisting customers with their needs, especially helping customers with bagging and carrying their items. Courtesy clerks also maintain the cleanliness and orderliness of the whole area, ensuring that customers will have a safe and comfortable service experience. A courtesy clerk assists customers with replacing defective items and recommending products based on the customers' needs. Courtesy clerks must display excellent customer service and multi-tasking skills to perform tasks with a fast-paced environment.

What does a certified medical technician do?

Certified Medical Technicians are specialists in medical diagnoses by performing laboratory testing and analysis for hospitals and physicians. Their duties include lab sanitization to prepare for testing and collection, recording medical samples for testing, specimen preparation, blood drawing for donation and testing, and assisting physicians with sample collection as well as equipment handling in surgical rooms. They must also understand how to use complex and sensitive testing equipment such as cell counters, analyzers, microscopes, and centrifuges.

Courtesy clerk vs certified medical technician salary

Courtesy clerks and certified medical technicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Courtesy Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Average salary	$28,657	$38,859
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $33,000	Between $28,000 And $53,000
Highest paying City	Arvada, CO	Denton, TX
Highest paying state	Colorado	Alaska
Best paying company	Nugget Markets	Favorite Healthcare Staffing
Best paying industry	Retail	Health Care

Differences between courtesy clerk and certified medical technician education

There are a few differences between a courtesy clerk and a certified medical technician in terms of educational background:

	Courtesy Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 28%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	University of Connecticut

Courtesy clerk vs certified medical technician demographics

Here are the differences between courtesy clerks' and certified medical technicians' demographics:

	Courtesy Clerk	Certified Medical Technician
Average age	47	44
Gender ratio	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 15.9% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 10.0% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	6%	8%

Differences between courtesy clerk and certified medical technician duties and responsibilities

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.

Certified medical technician example responsibilities.

Maintain the cleanliness of storage areas, trays, centrifuges, refrigerators, freezers and work area.
Administer medications to patients according to their medication record as scheduled, as needed according to physician orders.
Perform laboratory test and procedures in areas including chemistry, hematology, urinalysis, coagulation, serology, and bacteriology.
Perform first aid and apply CPR when necessary.
Perform first aid or CPR during medical emergencies until paramedics arrive.
Assist the residents in their ADL needs and prepare their meals.

Courtesy clerk vs certified medical technician skills

Common courtesy clerk skills

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

Common certified medical technician skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 12%
CPR, 8%
Administer Medications, 7%
Resident Care, 6%
HIPAA, 6%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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