Gas station clerk vs cashier

The differences between gas station clerks and cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier has an average salary of $28,144, which is higher than the $26,953 average annual salary of a gas station clerk.

The top three skills for a gas station clerk include customer satisfaction, stock product and computer system. The most important skills for a cashier are front end, cash handling, and basic math.

Gas station clerk vs cashier overview

	Gas Station Clerk	Cashier
Yearly salary	$26,953	$28,144
Hourly rate	$12.96	$13.53
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	131,580	456,110
Job satisfaction	-	4.2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Gas station clerk vs cashier salary

Gas station clerks and cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Gas Station Clerk	Cashier
Average salary	$26,953	$28,144
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $21,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Deloitte
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between gas station clerk and cashier education

There are a few differences between a gas station clerk and a cashier in terms of educational background:

	Gas Station Clerk	Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Gas station clerk vs cashier demographics

Here are the differences between gas station clerks' and cashiers' demographics:

	Gas Station Clerk	Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 48.8% Female, 51.2%	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.9% Asian, 7.1% White, 62.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 7.5% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between gas station clerk and cashier duties and responsibilities

Gas station clerk example responsibilities.

Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Complete general responsibilities and duties of store maintenance and cleanliness.
Assist with daily customer groceries.
Sell ready food, groceries, and vehicle relate items.
Prepare customers' orders and then ring them up on the POS.
Maintain store cleanliness including restrooms.

Cashier example responsibilities.

Manage employees by making schedules, doing payroll, and maintain an all around comfortable working environment.
Develop, implement, and update standard operating procedures relating to daily operations, financial transactions and management, customer service.
Demonstrate basic math skills and record daily earnings without error.
Perform basic math computations, such as addition subtraction, and division.
Provide customer service by scanning and packing groceries, processing customers transactions and answering any questions about food products
Work at home depot as cashier.

Gas station clerk vs cashier skills

Common gas station clerk skills

Customer Satisfaction, 31%
Stock Product, 11%
Computer System, 10%
Data Entry, 8%
Patient Charts, 6%
Direct Visitors, 5%

Common cashier skills

Front End, 14%
Cash Handling, 10%
Basic Math, 10%
POS, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
Customer Complaints, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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