Major sales associate vs sales clerk

The differences between major sales associates and sales clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a major sales associate has an average salary of $38,538, which is higher than the $25,739 average annual salary of a sales clerk.

The top three skills for a major sales associate include customer satisfaction, phone calls and sales process. The most important skills for a sales clerk are customer service, stock shelves, and sales floor.

Major sales associate vs sales clerk overview

	Major Sales Associate	Sales Clerk
Yearly salary	$38,538	$25,739
Hourly rate	$18.53	$12.37
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	221,040	372,651
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Major sales associate vs sales clerk salary

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

	Major Sales Associate	Sales Clerk
Average salary	$38,538	$25,739
Salary range	Between $30,000 And $48,000	Between $16,000 And $39,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Hawaii Pacific Health
Best paying industry	-	Energy

Differences between major sales associate and sales clerk education

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

	Major Sales Associate	Sales Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Major sales associate vs sales clerk demographics

Here are the differences between major sales associates' and sales clerks' demographics:

	Major Sales Associate	Sales Clerk
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 74.4% Female, 25.6%	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.3% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 17.6% Asian, 7.0% White, 59.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 19.7% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between major sales associate and sales clerk duties and responsibilities

Major sales associate example responsibilities.

Master delivering technical product information to doctors on training and teaching proper injection technique to achieve optimal results for patients.
Monitor product inventory flow by querying Costco's AS400 (MRP, CRM) terminal.
Assist Costco members with the purchase of large-ticket items such as televisions, computers, appliances, and jewelry.
Create new donor records in AS400 system.
Oversee product shipment and delivery data through AS400 software.
Repair and troubleshoot electronics including: computers, cameras and TVs.

Sales clerk example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Process monetary transactions POS system.
Follow POS procedures daily and complete appropriate paperwork.
Prepare quality food products, process accurate register transactions, maintain general appearance and cleanliness of store premises.
Improve customer solicitation pitch to increase Kohl's credit card application solicitations.

Major sales associate vs sales clerk skills

Common major sales associate skills

Customer Satisfaction, 32%
Phone Calls, 29%
Sales Process, 24%
Product Knowledge, 4%
Customer Service, 4%
Donor Database, 1%

Common sales clerk skills

Customer Service, 26%
Stock Shelves, 9%
Sales Floor, 8%
Retail Sales, 6%
Product Knowledge, 5%
POS, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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