Dealer vs vendor

The differences between dealers and vendors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a vendor has an average salary of $52,533, which is higher than the $39,983 average annual salary of a dealer.

The top three skills for a dealer include guest service, math and exceptional guest. The most important skills for a vendor are product knowledge, customer service, and stock merchandise.

Dealer vs vendor overview

	Dealer	Vendor
Yearly salary	$39,983	$52,533
Hourly rate	$19.22	$25.26
Growth rate	17%	-
Number of jobs	2,027	5,341
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Average age	45	45
Years of experience	12	-

What does a dealer do?

Generally, a dealer is someone who buys and sells securities for his/her or her account. Dealers act as the principal in trading. In the financial market, dealers purchase and sell financial products within the market. They then trade and distribute financial securities. Dealers in casinos are appointed to assist in the game at a gambling table. They play a significant role in distributing bets and payouts. Good communication skills, attention to detail, and customer service are necessary for performing this job.

What does a vendor do?

A vendor's role is to sell goods and services to individuals, business entities, and stores. It is their responsibility to maintain the supply flow of products, coordinate with business partners, and maintain positive relationships with customers to strengthen the client base. As a vendor, it is vital to ensure that the products adhere to quality standards, monitor inventory, and implement deliveries to various stores. There are also instances where a vendor must advertise products on different platforms to improve brand awareness and boost sales.

Dealer vs vendor salary

Dealers and vendors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Dealer	Vendor
Average salary	$39,983	$52,533
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $54,000	Between $32,000 And $84,000
Highest paying City	Seattle, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Washington	New York
Best paying company	Santander Bank	DoorDash
Best paying industry	Finance	Manufacturing

Differences between dealer and vendor education

There are a few differences between a dealer and a vendor in terms of educational background:

	Dealer	Vendor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Dealer vs vendor demographics

Here are the differences between dealers' and vendors' demographics:

	Dealer	Vendor
Average age	45	45
Gender ratio	Male, 55.7% Female, 44.3%	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.7% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 12.9% White, 58.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.1%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 5.9% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	8%

Differences between dealer and vendor duties and responsibilities

Dealer example responsibilities.

Manage and train personnel, manage firms' capital through complex derivative transactions
Demonstrate manual and visual dexterity to complete the shuffle, delivery and pick up of playing cards to each player.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills to deal with irate customers, general manual dexterity and ability to perform simple mathematical calculations quickly.
Entertain guest while dealing casino table games like, blackjack, pai gao , 3 card, ext.
stud, let-it-ride, texas holdem.
Work in a team structure to deal blackjack in accordance to rules and regulations.

Vendor example responsibilities.

Attain prime floor display space and provide point of sale (POS) signage.
Handle various tasks from cashier, managing supply and back-stock, responsible for ordering merchandise for cereal department.
Work directly with local and national retailers to negotiate sales, places orders, and manage deliveries of wine and spirits.
Operate hand-held and truck mount RF scanning guns.
Stock home depot trees and keep it looking organize.
Have also work in the depot loading bread and cake trucks overnight

Dealer vs vendor skills

Common dealer skills

Guest Service, 17%
Math, 8%
Exceptional Guest, 8%
Work Ethic, 7%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Dexterity, 6%

Common vendor skills

Product Knowledge, 26%
Customer Service, 26%
Stock Merchandise, 9%
Purchase Orders, 5%
End Caps, 5%
Excellent Guest, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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