Recovery associate vs sales associate

The differences between recovery associates and sales associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sales associate has an average salary of $32,167, which is higher than the $31,496 average annual salary of a recovery associate.

The top three skills for a recovery associate include sales floor, customer service and store merchandise. The most important skills for a sales associate are customer service, sales floor, and cash handling.

Recovery associate vs sales associate overview

	Recovery Associate	Sales Associate
Yearly salary	$31,496	$32,167
Hourly rate	$15.14	$15.46
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	211,760	579,849
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Recovery associate vs sales associate salary

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

	Recovery Associate	Sales Associate
Average salary	$31,496	$32,167
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $43,000	Between $21,000 And $47,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Barclays
Best paying industry	-	Manufacturing

Differences between recovery associate and sales associate education

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

	Recovery Associate	Sales Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 38%	Bachelor's Degree, 38%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Recovery associate vs sales associate demographics

Here are the differences between recovery associates' and sales associates' demographics:

	Recovery Associate	Sales Associate
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 41.9% Female, 58.1%	Male, 38.4% Female, 61.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 22.6% Asian, 6.9% White, 54.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.4% Asian, 6.9% White, 55.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between recovery associate and sales associate duties and responsibilities

Recovery associate example responsibilities.

Manage large portfolios and follows FDCPA guidelines.
Manage teal (register), maintain cleanliness and appearance of the outside lawn & garden area.
Possess knowledge of the FDCPA laws and light skip tracing
Ring customers out at a POS station and ensure the will be repeat patrons
Exercise acute negotiation and communication skills when dealing with debtors.
Work closely with account owners by developing oral negotiation and connections.

Sales associate example responsibilities.

Supervise women's department, manage jewelry department, assist customers on finalizing purchases
Gain experience with credit cards, mathematics, as well as customer service.
Utilize forklift, order picker reach truck, electric ladder, or roll ladders to transfer merchandise to the sales floor.
Create Facebook page for Ohco Import/Export division.
Increase sales by upselling products and follow up sales calls.
Assist customers with the purchase of the perfect piece of jewelry

Recovery associate vs sales associate skills

Common recovery associate skills

Sales Floor, 36%
Customer Service, 26%
Store Merchandise, 13%
Credit Card, 4%
Outbound Calls, 3%
Product Knowledge, 3%

Common sales associate skills

Customer Service, 15%
Sales Floor, 13%
Cash Handling, 9%
Retail Sales, 9%
Loss Prevention, 7%
Basic Math, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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