Footwear associate vs sales floor associate

The differences between footwear associates and sales floor associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a footwear associate has an average salary of $30,761, which is higher than the $24,773 average annual salary of a sales floor associate.

The top three skills for a footwear associate include customer service, sales floor and product knowledge. The most important skills for a sales floor associate are math, home health, and sales transactions.

Footwear associate vs sales floor associate overview

	Footwear Associate	Sales Floor Associate
Yearly salary	$30,761	$24,773
Hourly rate	$14.79	$11.91
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	203,135	491,791
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 39%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Footwear associate vs sales floor associate salary

Footwear associates and sales floor associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Footwear Associate	Sales Floor Associate
Average salary	$30,761	$24,773
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $39,000	Between $19,000 And $31,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between footwear associate and sales floor associate education

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

	Footwear Associate	Sales Floor Associate
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 41%	High School Diploma, 39%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Footwear associate vs sales floor associate demographics

Here are the differences between footwear associates' and sales floor associates' demographics:

	Footwear Associate	Sales Floor Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 58.8% Female, 41.2%	Male, 40.6% Female, 59.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.4% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 21.3% Asian, 6.5% White, 56.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between footwear associate and sales floor associate duties and responsibilities

Footwear associate example responsibilities.

Accomplish upselling goals to contribute to company's success.
Collect and process payments including accurate maintenance of sales register and jewelry inventory following close of daily business.
Work phones, fitting room, fold clothes, etc for Softlines in walmart.

Sales floor associate example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Obtain training in the operation of the POS system , 10 key, credit card transactions, accounts, etc.
Work with other team members to complete sales goals as well as use the POS system to complete guest sales.
Prepare quality food products, process accurate register transactions, maintain general appearance and cleanliness of store premises.
Advise customers on quality, cuts, and value of jewelry and gems and in selecting mountings and setting for gems.
Improve customer solicitation pitch to increase Kohl's credit card application solicitations.

Footwear associate vs sales floor associate skills

Common footwear associate skills

Customer Service, 48%
Sales Floor, 32%
Product Knowledge, 8%
Stock Room, 2%
Loss Prevention, 1%
Stock Shelves, 1%

Common sales floor associate skills

Math, 37%
Home Health, 36%
Sales Transactions, 25%
Customer Service, 1%
Stock Shelves, 0%
Back Room, 0%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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