Grocery checker vs courtesy clerk

The differences between grocery checkers and courtesy clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a courtesy clerk has an average salary of $28,657, which is higher than the $27,423 average annual salary of a grocery checker.

The top three skills for a grocery checker include customer service, groceries and front end. The most important skills for a courtesy clerk are groceries, front end, and pallet jack.

Grocery checker vs courtesy clerk overview

	Grocery Checker	Courtesy Clerk
Yearly salary	$27,423	$28,657
Hourly rate	$13.18	$13.78
Growth rate	-10%	-5%
Number of jobs	153,016	118,514
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 51%
Average age	34	47
Years of experience	-	2

Grocery checker vs courtesy clerk salary

Grocery checkers and courtesy clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grocery Checker	Courtesy Clerk
Average salary	$27,423	$28,657
Salary range	Between $9,000 And $80,000	Between $24,000 And $33,000
Highest paying City	-	Arvada, CO
Highest paying state	-	Colorado
Best paying company	-	Nugget Markets
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between grocery checker and courtesy clerk education

There are a few differences between a grocery checker and a courtesy clerk in terms of educational background:

	Grocery Checker	Courtesy Clerk
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 29%	High School Diploma, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Grocery checker vs courtesy clerk demographics

Here are the differences between grocery checkers' and courtesy clerks' demographics:

	Grocery Checker	Courtesy Clerk
Average age	34	47
Gender ratio	Male, 27.7% Female, 72.3%	Male, 63.2% Female, 36.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.5% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 7.1% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 7.6% White, 54.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
LGBT Percentage	5%	6%

Differences between grocery checker and courtesy clerk duties and responsibilities

Grocery checker example responsibilities.

Clean display cases, shelves, and aisles.
Set up cad workstations, printers and network connections.
Demonstrate dependability by being trust with end of day closing procedures.
Review math models and documents to ensure both meet GDLS standards.
Skil and utilizing RF scan gun in order to locate packages.
Scan groceries, handle money transactions, count drawers, stock cigarettes.

Courtesy clerk example responsibilities.

Manage transactions including cash, check, credit, and EBT transactions.
Put perishables away if need, help separate items at customer service out back on shelf.
Operate heavy saws, slicers, grinders, and wrapping machines to customer and store specifications.
Work with fryers and slicers, and use store intercoms to announce special promotions and weekly specials.
Responsibilitieswork at a fuel station .. Skills usedwork register and do paper work .. math skills and fractions
Increase store cleanliness and eliminate possible health hazards to provide customer satisfaction and safety.

Grocery checker vs courtesy clerk skills

Common grocery checker skills

Customer Service, 63%
Groceries, 13%
Front End, 11%
Product Knowledge, 10%
Credit Card, 2%

Common courtesy clerk skills

Groceries, 21%
Front End, 20%
Pallet Jack, 13%
Cleanliness, 10%
Customer Satisfaction, 9%
Store Shelves, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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