Front counter attendant vs food service/cashier

The differences between front counter attendants and food service/cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a front counter attendant has an average salary of $31,270, which is higher than the $28,481 average annual salary of a food service/cashier.

The top three skills for a front counter attendant include computer system, inventory control and customer complaints. The most important skills for a food service/cashier are food service, POS, and cleanliness.

Front counter attendant vs food service/cashier overview

	Front Counter Attendant	Food Service/Cashier
Yearly salary	$31,270	$28,481
Hourly rate	$15.03	$13.69
Growth rate	-10%	14%
Number of jobs	93,837	247,779
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	43	23
Years of experience	-	-

Front counter attendant vs food service/cashier salary

Front counter attendants and food service/cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Front Counter Attendant	Food Service/Cashier
Average salary	$31,270	$28,481
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $38,000	Between $22,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Montclair, NJ
Highest paying state	Colorado	New Hampshire
Best paying company	Rush Enterprises	Aspen School District
Best paying industry	Media	Retail

Differences between front counter attendant and food service/cashier education

There are a few differences between a front counter attendant and a food service/cashier in terms of educational background:

	Front Counter Attendant	Food Service/Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Front counter attendant vs food service/cashier demographics

Here are the differences between front counter attendants' and food service/cashiers' demographics:

	Front Counter Attendant	Food Service/Cashier
Average age	43	23
Gender ratio	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%	Male, 28.3% Female, 71.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 6.5% White, 57.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	4%	8%

Differences between front counter attendant and food service/cashier duties and responsibilities

Front counter attendant example responsibilities.

Place groceries into customers' vehicles.
Stock shelves, clean ran register and any other task that need to be done
Handle high volume, multi line phone, while inputting customer information and payments into POS.
Perform duties including stock re-organizing, bagging groceries and customer assistance.
Report jewelry repair and/or maintenance issues for follow up action by management.

Food service/cashier example responsibilities.

Cashier, serve food, manage calls, drawer counting, heavy lifting, heavy use of POS system and filing.
Greet guests, take food and drink orders, prepare and assemble food items, maintain the cash drawer and POS system
Time management while delivering patients orders and providing exceptional customer service in a fast pace environment.
Order and receive supplies for culinary needs of the fleet.
Maintain food safety and quality by applying HACCP principles throughout service.
Load and unload commercial dishwashers.

Front counter attendant vs food service/cashier skills

Common front counter attendant skills

Computer System, 19%
Inventory Control, 12%
Customer Complaints, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
POS, 7%
Safety Standards, 7%

Common food service/cashier skills

Food Service, 17%
POS, 13%
Cleanliness, 9%
Basic Math, 8%
Math, 7%
Customer Complaints, 7%

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