Cashier vs Personal Shopper
Pay, skills and open jobs side by side, from current job postings across the US.
Pay
Cashier
$19.63 typical, an hour
Most Cashiers earn $15.50 to $21.50 an hour.
From 3,970 postings that list pay
27,227 open jobs now
Personal Shopper
$21.00 typical, an hour
Most Personal Shoppers earn $20.70 to $22.00 an hour.
From 385 postings that list pay
3,004 open jobs now
Personal Shoppers typically earn about $1.38 more an hour than Cashiers.
What each one does
Cashier
- Process customer transactions accurately and efficiently using a cash register or POS system.
- Provide excellent customer service by greeting customers and assisting with their needs.
- Handle cash, credit, and debit transactions while ensuring accurate cash handling procedures are followed.
- Maintain a clean and organized checkout area to enhance the shopping experience.
- Assist with stocking shelves and inventory management as needed to ensure product availability.
- Respond to customer inquiries over the phone with professionalism and courtesy.
Summed up from 30 job postings
Personal Shopper
- Select and gather products for customers' on-line orders.
- Assemble customers' on-line orders and load them into cars.
- Scan and bag items while following bagging standards.
- Communicate any substitutions or exceptions to customers.
- Ensure quality and freshness of all items chosen.
- Store products in optimal temperature zones.
Summed up from 26 job postings
Skills employers ask for
Cashier
Asked for in both
- Customer Service 4 in 10 postings
- Stocking 1 in 10 postings
More common in Cashier postings
- Cash Register Operations 3 in 10 postings
- Cash Handling 2 in 10 postings
- Checkout Systems 2 in 10 postings
- POS Systems 1 in 10 postings
- Guest Service 1 in 10 postings
- Point-of-Sale (POS) Systems 1 in 10 postings
- Merchandising 1 in 10 postings
Personal Shopper
Asked for in both
- Customer Service 8 in 10 postings
- Stocking 4 in 10 postings
More common in Personal Shopper postings
- Fulfillment Management 3 in 10 postings
- Safety and Sanitation 3 in 10 postings
- Self-Checkout 3 in 10 postings
- Product Quality 3 in 10 postings
- Order Picker 2 in 10 postings
- Food Safety 2 in 10 postings
- Order Tracking 2 in 10 postings
Out of each role's current postings.
Open jobs
Cashier
Fuel Station Attendant
Creation systemPay not stated Lovington, NM, United StatesCash Register OperationsCustomer ServiceFuel HandlingCash HandlingInventory ManagementFront End Entry Level
Creation systemPay not stated Tucson, AZ, United StatesCustomer ServiceStockingCash HandlingFuel Station Attendant
Creation systemPay not stated Moses Lake, WA, United StatesCash Register OperationsCustomer ServiceFuel HandlingCash HandlingInventory Management
Personal Shopper
In-Store Shopper
Creation systemPay not stated Andrews, TX, United StatesCustomer ServiceFulfillment ManagementProduct QualityIn-Store Shopper
Creation systemPay not stated Queen Creek, AZ, United StatesCustomer ServiceFulfillment ManagementProduct QualityIn-Store Shopper
Creation systemPay not stated Nogales, AZ, United StatesCustomer ServiceFulfillment ManagementProduct Quality
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