Tally clerk vs cashier/courtesy clerk

The differences between tally clerks and cashier/courtesy clerks can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a tally clerk has an average salary of $33,922, which is higher than the $30,084 average annual salary of a cashier/courtesy clerk.

The top three skills for a tally clerk include corporate database, and . The most important skills for a cashier/courtesy clerk are groceries, product knowledge, and store shelves.

Tally clerk vs cashier/courtesy clerk overview

	Tally Clerk	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk
Yearly salary	$33,922	$30,084
Hourly rate	$16.31	$14.46
Growth rate	1%	-10%
Number of jobs	66,383	122,998
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 41%
Average age	38	34
Years of experience	-	-

Tally clerk vs cashier/courtesy clerk salary

Tally clerks and cashier/courtesy clerks have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tally Clerk	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk
Average salary	$33,922	$30,084
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $44,000	Between $24,000 And $37,000
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Differences between tally clerk and cashier/courtesy clerk education

There are a few differences between a tally clerk and a cashier/courtesy clerk in terms of educational background:

	Tally Clerk	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 33%	High School Diploma, 41%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Tally clerk vs cashier/courtesy clerk demographics

Here are the differences between tally clerks' and cashier/courtesy clerks' demographics:

	Tally Clerk	Cashier/Courtesy Clerk
Average age	38	34
Gender ratio	Male, 50.9% Female, 49.1%	Male, 55.5% Female, 44.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 26.9% Asian, 6.0% White, 48.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 21.8% Asian, 7.8% White, 55.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	6%	5%

Differences between tally clerk and cashier/courtesy clerk duties and responsibilities

Tally clerk example responsibilities.

Coordinate and manage shipping for complete pallets to different work sites internationally.
Maintain cleanliness of the company warehouse, operate warehouse machinery and organize the warehouse to ensure proper product placement.
Secure revenue for the island of Antigua by collecting tariffs on import & export goods & services.

Cashier/courtesy clerk example responsibilities.

Manage transactions including cash, check, credit, and EBT transactions.
Operate a computer/register to efficiently and accurately ring up customer's groceries.
Utilize basic computation and mathematics, and maintain electronic registers for all payment transactions including cash and credit cards.
Strengthen the Walmart brand by interacting positively and professionally with a highly diverse customer base.

Tally clerk vs cashier/courtesy clerk skills

Common tally clerk skills

Corporate Database, 100%

Common cashier/courtesy clerk skills

Groceries, 26%
Product Knowledge, 18%
Store Shelves, 11%
Front End, 6%
Customer Service, 6%
Stock Shelves, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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