Gas station clerk vs lead cashier

The differences between gas station clerks and lead cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a lead cashier has an average salary of $28,581, 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 lead cashier are POS, sales floor, and customer service.

Gas station clerk vs lead cashier overview

	Gas Station Clerk	Lead Cashier
Yearly salary	$26,953	$28,581
Hourly rate	$12.96	$13.74
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	131,580	150,415
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Gas station clerk vs lead cashier salary

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

	Gas Station Clerk	Lead Cashier
Average salary	$26,953	$28,581
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $25,000 And $32,000
Highest paying City	-	Berkeley, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between gas station clerk and lead cashier education

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

	Gas Station Clerk	Lead Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 48%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Gas station clerk vs lead cashier demographics

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

	Gas Station Clerk	Lead Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 48.8% Female, 51.2%	Male, 23.8% Female, 76.2%
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, 10.2% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.9% Asian, 7.6% White, 54.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between gas station clerk and lead 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.

Lead cashier example responsibilities.

Show excellent math skills while working the register and counting the money at the end of the night.
Assign cashier to monetary checkout stations, problem solving skills, math skills, memory of product codes and their entering.
Compute and process payroll within budgetary guidelines.
Lead overall management operations of family-style Italian restaurant that recently celebrate 4th year of success in business for second store location.
Implement protocols with leadership and proper communication skills.
Coordinate schedules to maintain store productivity with servant leadership.

Gas station clerk vs lead 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 lead cashier skills

POS, 19%
Sales Floor, 13%
Customer Service, 13%
Excellent Interpersonal, 6%
Cash Handling, 6%
Front End, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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