Wardrobe image consultant vs associate retailer

The differences between wardrobe image consultants and associate retailers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a wardrobe image consultant has an average salary of $45,730, which is higher than the $28,763 average annual salary of an associate retailer.

The top three skills for a wardrobe image consultant include product knowledge, world-class customer service and customer service. The most important skills for an associate retailer are ladders, sales floor, and loss prevention.

Wardrobe image consultant vs associate retailer overview

	Wardrobe Image Consultant	Associate Retailer
Yearly salary	$45,730	$28,763
Hourly rate	$21.99	$13.83
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	152,564	474,522
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	High School Diploma, 35%
Average age	41	41
Years of experience	-	-

Wardrobe image consultant vs associate retailer salary

Wardrobe image consultants and associate retailers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Wardrobe Image Consultant	Associate Retailer
Average salary	$45,730	$28,763
Salary range	Between $36,000 And $57,000	Between $23,000 And $35,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	Mars
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between wardrobe image consultant and associate retailer education

There are a few differences between a wardrobe image consultant and an associate retailer in terms of educational background:

	Wardrobe Image Consultant	Associate Retailer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	High School Diploma, 35%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Wardrobe image consultant vs associate retailer demographics

Here are the differences between wardrobe image consultants' and associate retailers' demographics:

	Wardrobe Image Consultant	Associate Retailer
Average age	41	41
Gender ratio	Male, 68.4% Female, 31.6%	Male, 35.1% Female, 64.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.9% Asian, 6.4% White, 59.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 10.3% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 21.5% Asian, 6.8% White, 55.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between wardrobe image consultant and associate retailer duties and responsibilities

Wardrobe image consultant example responsibilities.

Maintain virtual closet and POS system insuring accuracy of client's preferences and purchases.
Used a standard POS operating system to ring sales, receive inventory, etc.
Prepare quality food products, process accurate register transactions, maintain general appearance and cleanliness of store premises.
Travele to the makeup shows and Sephora stores, teach costumers how to use products and meet goals

Associate retailer example responsibilities.

Accomplish upselling goals to contribute to company's success.
Provide excellent retail customer service; manage stock and inventory; operate POS cash register
Provide excellent customer service while upselling promotional products
Promote the organization via Facebook, twitter, and blog.
Used Rf scanners to pull equipment from stockroom and place on the sales-floor.
Pull items from the queue for restocking, tracking inventory with an RF unit.

Wardrobe image consultant vs associate retailer skills

Common wardrobe image consultant skills

Product Knowledge, 12%
World-Class Customer Service, 10%
Customer Service, 8%
POS, 8%
Sales Floor, 7%
Credit Payment, 6%

Common associate retailer skills

Ladders, 23%
Sales Floor, 22%
Loss Prevention, 14%
Customer Issues, 10%
PET, 10%
Retail Store, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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