Garden associate vs floor associate

The differences between garden associates and floor associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a garden associate has an average salary of $32,047, which is higher than the $27,757 average annual salary of a floor associate.

The top three skills for a garden associate include product knowledge, sales floor and stock merchandise. The most important skills for a floor associate are sales floor, stock shelves, and customer service.

Garden associate vs floor associate overview

	Garden Associate	Floor Associate
Yearly salary	$32,047	$27,757
Hourly rate	$15.41	$13.34
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	220,495	241,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Garden associate vs floor associate salary

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

	Garden Associate	Floor Associate
Average salary	$32,047	$27,757
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $43,000	Between $22,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between garden associate and floor associate education

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

	Garden Associate	Floor Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 39%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Garden associate vs floor associate demographics

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

	Garden Associate	Floor Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 65.8% Female, 34.2%	Male, 45.7% Female, 54.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 20.9% Asian, 6.5% White, 56.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	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	7%	7%

Differences between garden associate and floor associate duties and responsibilities

Garden associate example responsibilities.

Participate in ordering of all nursery stock and managing inventory.
Help patients obtain secondary insurance coverage through Arkansas Medicaid, and/or exploring Arkansas Medicaid options for uninsure or exhaust benefits.
Play an active role in driving sales through upselling and sales support for the womens shoe team.

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.

Garden associate vs floor associate skills

Common garden associate skills

Product Knowledge, 23%
Sales Floor, 19%
Stock Merchandise, 10%
Electric Pallet Jack, 5%
Customer Service, 5%
Drive Sales, 4%

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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