Fitting room associate vs associate retailer

The differences between fitting room associates and associate retailers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a fitting room associate has an average salary of $30,753, which is higher than the $28,763 average annual salary of an associate retailer.

The top three skills for a fitting room associate include sales floor, customer service and back room. The most important skills for an associate retailer are ladders, sales floor, and loss prevention.

Fitting room associate vs associate retailer overview

	Fitting Room Associate	Associate Retailer
Yearly salary	$30,753	$28,763
Hourly rate	$14.79	$13.83
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	204,384	474,522
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Fitting room associate vs associate retailer salary

Fitting room associates and associate retailers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Fitting Room Associate	Associate Retailer
Average salary	$30,753	$28,763
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $39,000	Between $23,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	Thousand Oaks, CA	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	California	Washington
Best paying company	Thermo Fisher Scientific	Mars
Best paying industry	Retail	Hospitality

Differences between fitting room associate and associate retailer education

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

	Fitting Room Associate	Associate Retailer
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fitting room associate vs associate retailer demographics

Here are the differences between fitting room associates' and associate retailers' demographics:

	Fitting Room Associate	Associate Retailer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 37.0% Female, 63.0%	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.4% 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 fitting room associate and associate retailer duties and responsibilities

Fitting room associate example responsibilities.

Maintain cleanliness in fitting room.
Operate the dedicated DHL shipping computer system.
Ring up tastings, merchandise, and bottles of wine.
Provide a clean and organize workspace including changing rooms and checkout areas.
Re-Cover and replenish POS end caps in accordance with merchandising directives and standards.
Set up and organize workstation with designate supplies; maintain cleanliness at all times.

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.

Fitting room associate vs associate retailer skills

Common fitting room associate skills

Sales Floor, 32%
Customer Service, 23%
Back Room, 12%
Math, 11%
Mail Room, 5%
Loss Prevention, 3%

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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