Money counter vs cashier

The differences between money counters and cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a cashier has an average salary of $28,144, 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 cashier are front end, cash handling, and basic math.

Money counter vs cashier overview

	Money Counter	Cashier
Yearly salary	$27,790	$28,144
Hourly rate	$13.36	$13.53
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	8,889	456,110
Job satisfaction	-	4.2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Money counter vs cashier salary

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

	Money Counter	Cashier
Average salary	$27,790	$28,144
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $34,000	Between $21,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	Massachusetts
Best paying company	-	Deloitte
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between money counter and cashier education

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

	Money Counter	Cashier
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 38%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Money counter vs cashier demographics

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

	Money Counter	Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 23.2% Female, 76.8%	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%
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, 9.9% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 7.5% White, 55.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	5%	5%

Differences between money counter and cashier 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.

Cashier example responsibilities.

Manage employees by making schedules, doing payroll, and maintain an all around comfortable working environment.
Develop, implement, and update standard operating procedures relating to daily operations, financial transactions and management, customer service.
Demonstrate basic math skills and record daily earnings without error.
Perform basic math computations, such as addition subtraction, and division.
Provide customer service by scanning and packing groceries, processing customers transactions and answering any questions about food products
Work at home depot as cashier.

Money counter vs cashier skills

Common money counter skills

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

Common cashier skills

Front End, 14%
Cash Handling, 10%
Basic Math, 10%
POS, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
Customer Complaints, 5%