Layaway clerk vs front counter attendant

The differences between layaway clerks and front counter attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a layaway clerk has an average salary of $33,934, which is higher than the $31,270 average annual salary of a front counter attendant.

The top three skills for a layaway clerk include customer service, POS and customer complaints. The most important skills for a front counter attendant are computer system, inventory control, and customer complaints.

Layaway clerk vs front counter attendant overview

	Layaway Clerk	Front Counter Attendant
Yearly salary	$33,934	$31,270
Hourly rate	$16.31	$15.03
Growth rate	-	-10%
Number of jobs	74,087	93,837
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Layaway clerk vs front counter attendant salary

Layaway clerks and front counter attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Layaway Clerk	Front Counter Attendant
Average salary	$33,934	$31,270
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Colorado
Best paying company	-	Rush Enterprises
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between layaway clerk and front counter attendant education

There are a few differences between a layaway clerk and a front counter attendant in terms of educational background:

	Layaway Clerk	Front Counter Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 49%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Layaway clerk vs front counter attendant demographics

Here are the differences between layaway clerks' and front counter attendants' demographics:

	Layaway Clerk	Front Counter Attendant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 16.1% Female, 83.9%	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 13.0% Unknown, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.6% Asian, 4.5% White, 58.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between layaway clerk and front counter attendant duties and responsibilities

Layaway clerk example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Register patients for medical services--operate switchboard--perform additional administrative support tasks for supervisory staff as needed.
Improve customer solicitation pitch to increase Kohl's credit card application solicitations.

Front counter attendant example responsibilities.

Place groceries into customers' vehicles.
Stock shelves, clean ran register and any other task that need to be done
Handle high volume, multi line phone, while inputting customer information and payments into POS.
Perform duties including stock re-organizing, bagging groceries and customer assistance.
Report jewelry repair and/or maintenance issues for follow up action by management.

Layaway clerk vs front counter attendant skills

Common layaway clerk skills

Customer Service, 73%
POS, 12%
Customer Complaints, 8%
Cash Drawers, 7%

Common front counter attendant skills

Computer System, 19%
Inventory Control, 12%
Customer Complaints, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
POS, 7%
Safety Standards, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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