Customer security clerk vs cashier/courtesy clerk

The differences between customer security clerks and cashier/courtesy clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier/courtesy clerk has an average salary of $30,084, which is higher than the $26,796 average annual salary of a customer security clerk.

The top three skills for a customer security clerk include customer service, viruses and customer inquiries. The most important skills for a cashier/courtesy clerk are groceries, product knowledge, and store shelves.

Customer security clerk vs cashier/courtesy clerk overview

	Customer Security Clerk	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk
Yearly salary	$26,796	$30,084
Hourly rate	$12.88	$14.46
Growth rate	3%	-10%
Number of jobs	152,684	122,998
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	43	34
Years of experience	-	-

Customer security clerk vs cashier/courtesy clerk salary

Customer security clerks and cashier/courtesy clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Customer Security Clerk	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk
Average salary	$26,796	$30,084
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $24,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
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Differences between customer security clerk and cashier/courtesy clerk education

There are a few differences between a customer security clerk and a cashier/courtesy clerk in terms of educational background:

	Customer Security Clerk	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 31%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Customer security clerk vs cashier/courtesy clerk demographics

Here are the differences between customer security clerks' and cashier/courtesy clerks' demographics:

	Customer Security Clerk	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk
Average age	43	34
Gender ratio	Male, 56.6% Female, 43.4%	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.1% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 5.6% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 7.8% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	5%

Differences between customer security clerk and cashier/courtesy clerk duties and responsibilities

Customer security clerk example responsibilities.

Assist customers in ringing up groceries.
Instruct and guide customers on removal of viruses, inform customers on data usage.
Report and confirm that phishing websites are bring down and that email containing phishing email is process through cloudmark spam filtering.
Maintain a standard of punctuality and dependability of attendance and retain myself cleanliness, tidiness, neatness and appropriately attire.
Perform personal escorts, VIP services, and experience in controlling and deescalating physical altercations and accidents among customers and personnel.

Cashier/courtesy clerk example responsibilities.

Manage transactions including cash, check, credit, and EBT transactions.
Operate a computer/register to efficiently and accurately ring up customer's groceries.
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.
Strengthen the Walmart brand by interacting positively and professionally with a highly diverse customer base.

Customer security clerk vs cashier/courtesy clerk skills

Common customer security clerk skills

Customer Service, 80%
Viruses, 11%
Customer Inquiries, 9%

Common cashier/courtesy clerk skills

Groceries, 26%
Product Knowledge, 18%
Store Shelves, 11%
Front End, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Stock Shelves, 4%

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