Rental counter clerk vs front counter attendant

The differences between rental counter clerks and front counter attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a front counter attendant has an average salary of $31,270, which is higher than the $29,700 average annual salary of a rental counter clerk.

The top three skills for a rental counter clerk include log book, customer support and customer satisfaction. The most important skills for a front counter attendant are computer system, inventory control, and customer complaints.

Rental counter clerk vs front counter attendant overview

	Rental Counter Clerk	Front Counter Attendant
Yearly salary	$29,700	$31,270
Hourly rate	$14.28	$15.03
Growth rate	-	-10%
Number of jobs	75,301	93,837
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 42%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Rental counter clerk vs front counter attendant salary

Rental counter clerks and front counter attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Rental Counter Clerk	Front Counter Attendant
Average salary	$29,700	$31,270
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $36,000	Between $25,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	-	Colorado
Best paying company	-	Rush Enterprises
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between rental counter clerk and front counter attendant education

There are a few differences between a rental counter clerk and a front counter attendant in terms of educational background:

	Rental Counter Clerk	Front Counter Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 42%	High School Diploma, 42%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Rental counter clerk vs front counter attendant demographics

Here are the differences between rental counter clerks' and front counter attendants' demographics:

	Rental Counter Clerk	Front Counter Attendant
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 56.0% Female, 44.0%	Male, 35.3% Female, 64.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.4% Asian, 4.2% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.8% Unknown, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.0% Asian, 5.4% White, 59.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	4%	4%

Differences between rental counter clerk and front counter attendant duties and responsibilities

Rental counter clerk example responsibilities.

Maintain cleanliness according to sanitation requirements.
Report jewelry repair and/or maintenance issues for follow up action by management.

Front counter attendant example responsibilities.

Place groceries into customers' vehicles.
Stock shelves, clean ran register and any other task that need to be done
Handle high volume, multi line phone, while inputting customer information and payments into POS.
Perform duties including stock re-organizing, bagging groceries and customer assistance.
Report jewelry repair and/or maintenance issues for follow up action by management.

Rental counter clerk vs front counter attendant skills

Common rental counter clerk skills

Log Book, 46%
Customer Support, 27%
Customer Satisfaction, 16%
Rental Counter, 6%
Counter Sales, 2%
Customer Service, 2%

Common front counter attendant skills

Computer System, 19%
Inventory Control, 12%
Customer Complaints, 8%
Customer Service, 8%
POS, 7%
Safety Standards, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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