Toll collector vs cashier

The differences between toll collectors and cashiers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a toll collector has an average salary of $28,999, which is higher than the $28,144 average annual salary of a cashier.

The top three skills for a toll collector include math, cash handling and issue receipts. The most important skills for a cashier are front end, cash handling, and basic math.

Toll collector vs cashier overview

	Toll Collector	Cashier
Yearly salary	$28,999	$28,144
Hourly rate	$13.94	$13.53
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	3,273	456,110
Job satisfaction	-	4.2
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 45%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Toll collector vs cashier salary

Toll collectors and cashiers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Toll Collector	Cashier
Average salary	$28,999	$28,144
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $41,000	Between $21,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Portland, ME	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	California	Massachusetts
Best paying company	Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission	Deloitte
Best paying industry	Government	Retail

Differences between toll collector and cashier education

There are a few differences between a toll collector and a cashier in terms of educational background:

	Toll Collector	Cashier
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 37%	High School Diploma, 45%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Toll collector vs cashier demographics

Here are the differences between toll collectors' and cashiers' demographics:

	Toll Collector	Cashier
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 37.3% Female, 62.7%	Male, 27.1% Female, 72.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% Asian, 6.9% White, 56.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	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 toll collector and cashier duties and responsibilities

Toll collector example responsibilities.

Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.
Prepare weekly payroll time sheets for employees.
Work closely with NYS troopers and local authorities.
Assist customers with EZ pass issues, directions and unpaid tolls.
Greet customers, handle large amounts of monies, used touch screen computers, basic math skills
Prevent impeding loss and increasing profitability through negotiation and enforcement of schedule collection campaigns, consistently achieving high success standards.

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.

Toll collector vs cashier skills

Common toll collector skills

Math, 27%
Cash Handling, 25%
Issue Receipts, 16%
Customer Service, 14%
Safety Procedures, 4%
Vehicle Classification, 2%

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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