Money counter vs buyer

The differences between money counters and buyers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a buyer has an average salary of $54,049, which is higher than the $27,790 average annual salary of a money counter.

The top three skills for a money counter include customer service, bank deposits and cash drawers. The most important skills for a buyer are purchase orders, customer service, and logistics.

Money counter vs buyer overview

	Money Counter	Buyer
Yearly salary	$27,790	$54,049
Hourly rate	$13.36	$25.99
Growth rate	-10%	-
Number of jobs	8,889	23,589
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	34	47
Years of experience	-	-

Money counter vs buyer salary

Money counters and buyers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Money Counter	Buyer
Average salary	$27,790	$54,049
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $34,000	Between $37,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	-	Englewood, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	NVIDIA
Best paying industry	-	Automotive

Differences between money counter and buyer education

There are a few differences between a money counter and a buyer in terms of educational background:

	Money Counter	Buyer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	California State University - Bakersfield

Money counter vs buyer demographics

Here are the differences between money counters' and buyers' demographics:

	Money Counter	Buyer
Average age	34	47
Gender ratio	Male, 23.2% Female, 76.8%	Male, 43.9% Female, 56.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 24.0% Asian, 7.6% White, 53.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 10.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 75.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	5%	15%

Differences between money counter and buyer duties and responsibilities

Money counter example responsibilities.

Compose investigative memos addressing alerts generate by AML management systems.
Order money from Wachovia cash ordering system and receive money from Garda.
Perform cash office duties such as completing daily store activity reconciliations, store bookkeeping and register drawer reconciliations.

Buyer example responsibilities.

Achieve QA initiatives by increasing transparency and communication with multiple departments and suppliers to achieve daily/weekly/monthly production requirements and expedites.
Manage all incoming RMA equipment, processing and directing to correct locations and departments.
Create, analyze and manage recaps pertaining to inventory, trends, OTB, and markdowns.
Manage KanBan spreadsheets to optimize inventory levels and supplier performance.
Manage business relationship with Japanese OEM of wide-format printer engines.
Manage MRB and IQA escalations to facilitate defective material resolutions.

Money counter vs buyer skills

Common money counter skills

Customer Service, 41%
Bank Deposits, 21%
Cash Drawers, 11%
Service Desk, 9%
Sales Floor, 7%
Guest Service, 5%

Common buyer skills

Purchase Orders, 22%
Customer Service, 11%
Logistics, 5%
Supplier Performance, 4%
MRP, 4%
Commodities, 3%