Jewelry associate vs sales associate

The differences between jewelry associates and sales associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sales associate has an average salary of $32,167, which is higher than the $27,770 average annual salary of a jewelry associate.

The top three skills for a jewelry associate include customer service, sales floor and POS. The most important skills for a sales associate are customer service, sales floor, and cash handling.

Jewelry associate vs sales associate overview

	Jewelry Associate	Sales Associate
Yearly salary	$27,770	$32,167
Hourly rate	$13.35	$15.46
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	232,910	579,849
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Jewelry associate vs sales associate salary

Jewelry associates and sales associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Jewelry Associate	Sales Associate
Average salary	$27,770	$32,167
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $35,000	Between $21,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Barclays
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between jewelry associate and sales associate education

There are a few differences between a jewelry associate and a sales associate in terms of educational background:

	Jewelry Associate	Sales Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Jewelry associate vs sales associate demographics

Here are the differences between jewelry associates' and sales associates' demographics:

	Jewelry Associate	Sales Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 9.1% Female, 90.9%	Male, 38.4% Female, 61.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 18.3% Asian, 6.1% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between jewelry associate and sales associate duties and responsibilities

Jewelry associate example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Perform opening and closing procedures such as counting down POS systems and closing jewelry cases.
Develop multitasking and time-management skills when working on various store projects and attending to customers
Place special orders over the phone with companies contract by Walmart.

Sales associate example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Gain experience with credit cards, mathematics, as well as customer service.
Utilize forklift, order picker reach truck, electric ladder, or roll ladders to transfer merchandise to the sales floor.
Create Facebook page for Ohco Import/Export division.
Increase sales by upselling products and follow up sales calls.
Assist customers with the purchase of the perfect piece of jewelry

Jewelry associate vs sales associate skills

Common jewelry associate skills

Customer Service, 41%
Sales Floor, 13%
POS, 7%
Loss Prevention, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
Sales Transactions, 3%

Common sales associate skills

Customer Service, 15%
Sales Floor, 13%
Cash Handling, 9%
Retail Sales, 9%
Loss Prevention, 7%
Basic Math, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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