Fitting room associate vs sales associate

The differences between fitting room associates and sales associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sales associate has an average salary of $32,167, which is higher than the $30,753 average annual salary of a fitting room associate.

The top three skills for a fitting room associate include sales floor, customer service and back room. The most important skills for a sales associate are customer service, sales floor, and cash handling.

Fitting room associate vs sales associate overview

	Fitting Room Associate	Sales Associate
Yearly salary	$30,753	$32,167
Hourly rate	$14.79	$15.46
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	204,384	579,849
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Fitting room associate vs sales associate salary

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

	Fitting Room Associate	Sales Associate
Average salary	$30,753	$32,167
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $39,000	Between $21,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	Thousand Oaks, CA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	California	New York
Best paying company	Thermo Fisher Scientific	Barclays
Best paying industry	Retail	Manufacturing

Differences between fitting room associate and sales associate education

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

	Fitting Room Associate	Sales Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Fitting room associate vs sales associate demographics

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

	Fitting Room Associate	Sales Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 37.0% Female, 63.0%	Male, 38.4% Female, 61.6%
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, 10.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between fitting room associate and sales associate 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.

Sales associate example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Gain experience with credit cards, mathematics, as well as customer service.
Utilize forklift, order picker reach truck, electric ladder, or roll ladders to transfer merchandise to the sales floor.
Create Facebook page for Ohco Import/Export division.
Increase sales by upselling products and follow up sales calls.
Assist customers with the purchase of the perfect piece of jewelry

Fitting room associate vs sales associate skills

Common fitting room associate skills

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

Common sales associate skills

Customer Service, 15%
Sales Floor, 13%
Cash Handling, 9%
Retail Sales, 9%
Loss Prevention, 7%
Basic Math, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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