Fashion adviser vs sales clerk

The differences between fashion advisers and sales clerks 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 $25,739 average annual salary of a sales clerk.

The top three skills for a fashion adviser include product knowledge, chanel and sales floor. The most important skills for a sales clerk are customer service, stock shelves, and sales floor.

Fashion adviser vs sales clerk overview

	Fashion Adviser	Sales Clerk
Yearly salary	$39,562	$25,739
Hourly rate	$19.02	$12.37
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	14,269	372,651
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Fashion adviser vs sales clerk salary

Fashion advisers and sales clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fashion Adviser	Sales Clerk
Average salary	$39,562	$25,739
Salary range	Between $29,000 And $53,000	Between $16,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Hawaii Pacific Health
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between fashion adviser and sales clerk education

There are a few differences between a fashion adviser and a sales clerk in terms of educational background:

	Fashion Adviser	Sales Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 48%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Specialized Sales And Merchandising	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fashion adviser vs sales clerk demographics

Here are the differences between fashion advisers' and sales clerks' demographics:

	Fashion Adviser	Sales Clerk
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 20.8% Female, 79.2%	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between fashion adviser and sales clerk 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.

Sales clerk example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Process monetary transactions POS system.
Follow POS procedures daily and complete appropriate paperwork.
Prepare quality food products, process accurate register transactions, maintain general appearance and cleanliness of store premises.
Improve customer solicitation pitch to increase Kohl's credit card application solicitations.

Fashion adviser vs sales clerk skills

Common fashion adviser skills

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

Common sales clerk skills

Customer Service, 26%
Stock Shelves, 9%
Sales Floor, 8%
Retail Sales, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
POS, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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