Paint associate vs floor associate

The differences between paint associates and floor associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a paint associate has an average salary of $33,021, which is higher than the $27,757 average annual salary of a floor associate.

The top three skills for a paint associate include sales floor, plumbing and product knowledge. The most important skills for a floor associate are sales floor, stock shelves, and customer service.

Paint associate vs floor associate overview

	Paint Associate	Floor Associate
Yearly salary	$33,021	$27,757
Hourly rate	$15.88	$13.34
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	221,045	241,665
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 44%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Paint associate vs floor associate salary

Paint associates and floor associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Paint Associate	Floor Associate
Average salary	$33,021	$27,757
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $46,000	Between $22,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between paint associate and floor associate education

There are a few differences between a paint associate and a floor associate in terms of educational background:

	Paint Associate	Floor Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 44%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Paint associate vs floor associate demographics

Here are the differences between paint associates' and floor associates' demographics:

	Paint Associate	Floor Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 55.1% Female, 44.9%	Male, 45.7% Female, 54.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 21.2% Asian, 6.0% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 19.8% Asian, 6.3% White, 57.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between paint associate and floor associate duties and responsibilities

Paint associate example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain the paint and caulking department, and the screw and nails department.
Participate in ordering of all nursery stock and managing inventory.
Assist with specific plumbing relate questions.
Check out customers using retail POS system.
Create customize paint by using PPG materials/chemicals.
Waterproof buildings, using water roofers and caulking.

Floor associate example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Assist customers with packaging of their groceries.
Arrange groceries in a helpful and efficient manner to satisfy all the customers' needs and requirements within the store
Execute grain futures orders for special accounts that require extraordinary attention to detail as well as personalized service.
Place special orders over the phone with companies contract by Walmart.

Paint associate vs floor associate skills

Common paint associate skills

Sales Floor, 19%
Plumbing, 12%
Product Knowledge, 9%
Customer Issues, 8%
Customer Inquiries, 6%
Quality Customer Service, 5%

Common floor associate skills

Sales Floor, 27%
Stock Shelves, 26%
Customer Service, 5%
Product Knowledge, 5%
Pallet Jack, 4%
POS, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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