Grocery cashier vs front end cashier

The differences between grocery cashiers and front end cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a grocery cashier has an average salary of $32,627, which is higher than the $25,026 average annual salary of a front end cashier.

The top three skills for a grocery cashier include customer service, basic math and groceries. The most important skills for a front end cashier are good communication, cash handling, and chrome.

Grocery cashier vs front end cashier overview

	Grocery Cashier	Front End Cashier
Yearly salary	$32,627	$25,026
Hourly rate	$15.69	$12.03
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	83,977	464,431
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 38%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Grocery cashier vs front end cashier salary

Grocery cashiers and front end cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grocery Cashier	Front End Cashier
Average salary	$32,627	$25,026
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $38,000	Between $16,000 And $37,000
Highest paying City	-	Norwalk, CA
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	BP America Inc
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between grocery cashier and front end cashier education

There are a few differences between a grocery cashier and a front end cashier in terms of educational background:

	Grocery Cashier	Front End Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 34%	High School Diploma, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grocery cashier vs front end cashier demographics

Here are the differences between grocery cashiers' and front end cashiers' demographics:

	Grocery Cashier	Front End Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 48.5% Female, 51.5%	Male, 25.8% Female, 74.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 7.8% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 7.8% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between grocery cashier and front end cashier duties and responsibilities

Grocery cashier example responsibilities.

Full operation of cash register, money management, price checking, bag groceries, verify checks and cash out customers.
Greet customers and accurately process sale of groceries and pharmacy purchases.
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.
Strengthen the Walmart brand by interacting positively and professionally with a highly diverse customer base.

Front end cashier example responsibilities.

Work with equipment like fryers, slicers, ovens and make price tags for food & deli items.
Scan groceries and provide quality customer service.
Help with the kids corner at the store.
Help customers make sure they have a good experience with Kroger.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of new products and new arrivals for upselling purposes.
Help customers who are parents with kids with stickers and balloons when possible.

Grocery cashier vs front end cashier skills

Common grocery cashier skills

Customer Service, 42%
Basic Math, 13%
Groceries, 9%
Stock Shelves, 5%
Front End, 4%
Product Knowledge, 3%

Common front end cashier skills

Good Communication, 21%
Cash Handling, 15%
Chrome, 14%
Customer Service, 8%
POS, 8%
Basic Math, 5%

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