Rental agent vs food sales clerk

The differences between rental agents and food sales clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a food sales clerk has an average salary of $34,398, which is higher than the $31,785 average annual salary of a rental agent.

The top three skills for a rental agent include reservations, credit card and customer issues. The most important skills for a food sales clerk are customer service, back room, and food service.

Rental agent vs food sales clerk overview

	Rental Agent	Food Sales Clerk
Yearly salary	$31,785	$34,398
Hourly rate	$15.28	$16.54
Growth rate	6%	-
Number of jobs	26,411	121,460
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Rental agent vs food sales clerk salary

Rental agents and food sales clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rental Agent	Food Sales Clerk
Average salary	$31,785	$34,398
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $48,000	Between $24,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	-
Highest paying state	Connecticut	-
Best paying company	Popular	-
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between rental agent and food sales clerk education

There are a few differences between a rental agent and a food sales clerk in terms of educational background:

	Rental Agent	Food Sales Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 37%	Bachelor's Degree, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Rental agent vs food sales clerk demographics

Here are the differences between rental agents' and food sales clerks' demographics:

	Rental Agent	Food Sales Clerk
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 44.9% Female, 55.1%	Male, 49.7% Female, 50.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 20.5% Asian, 5.9% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% Asian, 5.9% White, 58.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between rental agent and food sales clerk duties and responsibilities

Rental agent example responsibilities.

Advise customers on use of canoes or kayaks.
Pick up & deliver rental equipment and customers mowers and equipment.
Help out bagging groceries and taking the customers groceries out to their vehicle.
Provide ongoing service and sales of additional services such as vehicle upgrades, GPS navigation systems, and additional insurance.
Advise customers on other enhancement protection products services like damage waiver, GPS systems to ensure a safe and hassle-free trip.
Inspect parts, equipment, or vehicles for cleanliness, damage, and compliance with company and state standards or regulations.

Food sales clerk example responsibilities.

Manage numerous, highly confidential details for retirement plan deals from start to finish including meticulous preparation of PowerPoint presentations.
Have trained numerous employees in stocking, inventory, POS computer system, and general food etiquette.
Manage numerous, highly confidential details for retirement plan deals from start to finish including meticulous preparation of PowerPoint presentations.
Work with customers to provide the perfect holiday dinner.Ran the register and perform simple cash/card transactions.
Perform minor repairs on Kohl's jewelry like changing watch batteries and removing watch links.

Rental agent vs food sales clerk skills

Common rental agent skills

Reservations, 25%
Credit Card, 14%
Customer Issues, 8%
Service Techniques, 6%
Service Charges, 6%
Rent Vehicles, 5%

Common food sales clerk skills

Customer Service, 33%
Back Room, 24%
Food Service, 9%
Fryers, 8%
Sales Floor, 3%
Customer Orders, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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