Floor cashier vs floor associate

The differences between floor cashiers and floor associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a floor cashier has an average salary of $31,259, which is higher than the $27,757 average annual salary of a floor associate.

The top three skills for a floor cashier include front end, customer service and stock shelves. The most important skills for a floor associate are sales floor, stock shelves, and customer service.

Floor cashier vs floor associate overview

	Floor Cashier	Floor Associate
Yearly salary	$31,259	$27,757
Hourly rate	$15.03	$13.34
Growth rate	-10%	-
Number of jobs	99,238	241,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	34	41
Years of experience	-	-

Floor cashier vs floor associate salary

Floor cashiers and floor associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Floor Cashier	Floor Associate
Average salary	$31,259	$27,757
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $35,000	Between $22,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between floor cashier and floor associate education

There are a few differences between a floor cashier and a floor associate in terms of educational background:

	Floor Cashier	Floor Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Floor cashier vs floor associate demographics

Here are the differences between floor cashiers' and floor associates' demographics:

	Floor Cashier	Floor Associate
Average age	34	41
Gender ratio	Male, 35.8% Female, 64.2%	Male, 45.7% Female, 54.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.6% Asian, 7.4% White, 55.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 6.3% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	5%	7%

Differences between floor cashier and floor associate duties and responsibilities

Floor cashier example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Operate POS register and assist guests with checkout, returns, and/or exchanges.
Operate POS system, including the proper handling of and responsibility for accuracy of cash drawer, credit cards etc.
Commend for exceeding food safety guidelines and ensuring the highest quality product through meticulous store cleanliness.
Improve customer solicitation pitch to increase Kohl's credit card application solicitations.

Floor associate example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Assist customers with packaging of their groceries.
Arrange groceries in a helpful and efficient manner to satisfy all the customers' needs and requirements within the store
Execute grain futures orders for special accounts that require extraordinary attention to detail as well as personalized service.
Place special orders over the phone with companies contract by Walmart.

Floor cashier vs floor associate skills

Common floor cashier skills

Front End, 10%
Customer Service, 10%
Stock Shelves, 9%
POS, 8%
Customer Inquiries, 8%
Guest Service, 7%

Common floor associate skills

Sales Floor, 27%
Stock Shelves, 26%
Customer Service, 5%
Product Knowledge, 5%
Pallet Jack, 4%
POS, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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