Fashion adviser vs associate retailer

The differences between fashion advisers and associate retailers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fashion adviser has an average salary of $39,562, which is higher than the $28,763 average annual salary of an associate retailer.

The top three skills for a fashion adviser include product knowledge, chanel and sales floor. The most important skills for an associate retailer are ladders, sales floor, and loss prevention.

Fashion adviser vs associate retailer overview

	Fashion Adviser	Associate Retailer
Yearly salary	$39,562	$28,763
Hourly rate	$19.02	$13.83
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	14,269	474,522
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Fashion adviser vs associate retailer salary

Fashion advisers and associate retailers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fashion Adviser	Associate Retailer
Average salary	$39,562	$28,763
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $53,000	Between $23,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Mars
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between fashion adviser and associate retailer education

There are a few differences between a fashion adviser and an associate retailer in terms of educational background:

	Fashion Adviser	Associate Retailer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Specialized Sales And Merchandising	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fashion adviser vs associate retailer demographics

Here are the differences between fashion advisers' and associate retailers' demographics:

	Fashion Adviser	Associate Retailer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 23.7% Asian, 6.9% White, 53.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between fashion adviser and associate retailer duties and responsibilities

Fashion adviser example responsibilities.

Greet members at the front desk while upselling products and creating leads.
Contribute to the CHANEL experience through active collaboration and teamwork.
Assist customers with apparel, fitting rooms and accessorizing with style.
Retail sales associate, assist customers with custom styling, POS transactions and visual merchandising for international clothier campaigns.
Build on top of what they already have chosen, doing floor sets and marketing and working the POS system.
Organize and color coordinate apparel and accessories.

Associate retailer example responsibilities.

Accomplish upselling goals to contribute to company's success.
Provide excellent retail customer service; manage stock and inventory; operate POS cash register
Provide excellent customer service while upselling promotional products
Promote the organization via Facebook, twitter, and blog.
Used Rf scanners to pull equipment from stockroom and place on the sales-floor.
Pull items from the queue for restocking, tracking inventory with an RF unit.

Fashion adviser vs associate retailer skills

Common fashion adviser skills

Product Knowledge, 25%
Chanel, 22%
Sales Floor, 18%
Customer Service, 13%
POS, 13%
Inventory Control, 4%

Common associate retailer skills

Ladders, 23%
Sales Floor, 22%
Loss Prevention, 14%
Customer Issues, 10%
PET, 10%
Retail Store, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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