Sales store checker vs cashier

The differences between sales store checkers and cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sales store checker has an average salary of $29,512, which is higher than the $28,144 average annual salary of a cashier.

The top three skills for a sales store checker include manage change, basic math and customer service. The most important skills for a cashier are front end, cash handling, and basic math.

Sales store checker vs cashier overview

	Sales Store Checker	Cashier
Yearly salary	$29,512	$28,144
Hourly rate	$14.19	$13.53
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	27,815	456,110
Job satisfaction	-	4.2
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Sales store checker vs cashier salary

Sales store checkers and cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sales Store Checker	Cashier
Average salary	$29,512	$28,144
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $40,000	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 sales store checker and cashier education

There are a few differences between a sales store checker and a cashier in terms of educational background:

	Sales Store Checker	Cashier
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sales store checker vs cashier demographics

Here are the differences between sales store checkers' and cashiers' demographics:

	Sales Store Checker	Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 24.3% Female, 75.7%	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.2% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 19.0% Asian, 8.0% White, 54.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	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 sales store checker and cashier duties and responsibilities

Sales store checker example responsibilities.

Operate a POS register by ringing up grocery sales and collecting payment.
Check out groceries at register for current or retire military personnel and their dependents.
Perform a variety of duties such as handling and preparing stock levels of groceries and produce items.
Operate an electronic POS cash register to record unit prices, proper accounts, purchase totals, surcharge and charge.
Monitor the documenting and recording of sensitive items for retirees authorize to utilize the commissary.
Verify that work area are clean and maintain, and shelves are properly replenish with correct product matching UPC.

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.

Sales store checker vs cashier skills

Common sales store checker skills

Manage Change, 16%
Basic Math, 13%
Customer Service, 13%
Commissary, 11%
Negotiable Instruments, 9%
Sales Floor, 8%

Common cashier skills

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

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Updated January 8, 2025

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