Stock team member vs team associate

The differences between stock team members and team associates can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a team associate has an average salary of $31,822, which is higher than the $30,202 average annual salary of a stock team member.

The top three skills for a stock team member include sales floor, ladders and store management. The most important skills for a team associate are PET, reservations, and kids.

Stock team member vs team associate overview

	Stock Team Member	Team Associate
Yearly salary	$30,202	$31,822
Hourly rate	$14.52	$15.30
Growth rate	1%	-
Number of jobs	339,003	362,158
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Average age	38	41
Years of experience	-	-

What does a stock team member do?

A stock team member is an employee who is responsible for preparing and distributing merchandise from the backroom to the sales floor. Stock team members are required to support the stocking team by helping locate items on the sales floor and assisting with stocking merchandise. They should scan the store bar codes of merchandise that are moved from the backroom to the sales floor. Stock team members must also maintain a well-stocked appearance in-store as well as work closely with store management to ensure company standards.

What does a team associate do?

A team associate is responsible for organizing supply stock and performs cleaning duties to maintain a pleasant shopping experience for the customers. Team associates are usually employed in a shopping industry, providing the best customer service for the consumers by responding to their inquiries and concerns and directing them to their specific needs. They also convey promotional offers and featured products to the consumers, requiring them to have excellent communication and negotiation skills to help the business generate revenues and increase profitability.

Stock team member vs team associate salary

Stock team members and team associates have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Stock Team Member	Team Associate
Average salary	$30,202	$31,822
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $37,000	Between $21,000 And $48,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Bain & Company
Best paying industry	-	Retail

Differences between stock team member and team associate education

There are a few differences between a stock team member and a team associate in terms of educational background:

	Stock Team Member	Team Associate
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 44%	Bachelor's Degree, 37%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Stock team member vs team associate demographics

Here are the differences between stock team members' and team associates' demographics:

	Stock Team Member	Team Associate
Average age	38	41
Gender ratio	Male, 62.6% Female, 37.4%	Male, 53.7% Female, 46.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.2% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 6.5% White, 55.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 11.7% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 18.8% Asian, 7.0% White, 56.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	6%	7%

Differences between stock team member and team associate duties and responsibilities

Stock team member example responsibilities.

Manage the sale of smoothies at different educational institutes while interacting with hundreds of students and ensuring their happiness and satisfaction.
Follow safety guidelines to move pallets from trucks and while using ladders to stock the warehouse.
Reload carts and help people place groceries in their vehicles.
Assist customers with their merchandise and organize groceries in vehicles of disable customers.
Utilize various technological components relevant to work duties including PDA's, computer software, and heavy machinery.
Scan and pull items from the backroom in a quick and accurate manner with the use of a PDA device.

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Team associate example responsibilities.

Lead team to sort and designate incoming merchandise/stock, audit, maintain and correct merchandise pricing via POS and terminal.
Lead the team by exemplify reliability through punctuality and personal integrity.
Enhance leadership and communication skills by interacting with diverse team of coworkers and providing customer service to consumers.
Assign responsibilities of maintaining inventory stocks and updating bike accessories parts.
Provide advice to complainants on reporting alternatives, conduct mediation, conduct intervention, provide advice and recommendations to leadership.
Develop multiple training classes across a broad range of subjects using Microsoft PowerPoint.

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Stock team member vs team associate skills

Common stock team member skills

Sales Floor, 27%
Ladders, 25%
Store Management, 23%
Profitable Sales, 7%
Good Communication, 4%
Basic Math, 3%

Common team associate skills

PET, 25%
Reservations, 21%
Kids, 11%
Customer Service, 8%
POS, 8%
Sales Floor, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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