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Job Description
Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. May use electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. May process credit or debit card transactions and validate checks.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 41-2011.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 21,680.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 10.00
- Currently, there are 3,541,010 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Cashiers”.
Also Known As…
- Cashiers
- Toll Collector
- Sales Associate
- Mutuel Clerk
- Customer Service Representative (CSR)
- Customer Assistant
- Clerk
- Checker
- Central Aisle Cashier
- Cashier
- Admissions Gate Attendant
- Wrapper Cashier
- Unload Associate
- Turnstile Collector
- Tube Teller
- Tube Room Cashier
- Tube Carrier
- Toll Gate Tender
- Toll Gate Keeper
- Toll Bridge Operator
- Toll Booth Operator
- Ticket Seller
- Ticket Dispatcher
- Ticket Clerk
- Ticket Agent
- Teller
- Store Clerk Checker
- Store Clerk Cashier
- Store Cashier
- Station Cashier
- Snack Bar Cashier
- Sheet Writer
- Service Station Cashier
- Service Counter Cashier
- Sales Store Checker
- Sales Clerk
- Sales Assistant
- Restaurant Cashier
- Point of Sale Associate
- Paymaster of Purses
- Parimutuel Ticket Seller
- Parimutuel Ticket Cashier
- Mutuel Teller
- Mutuel Cashier
- Money Counter
- Merchandising Assistant
- Landfill Attendant
- Information Clerk Cashier
- Hotel Dining Room Cashier
- Hotel and Dining Room Cashier
- Hostess Cashier
- Head Cashier
- Grocery Clerk, Selling
- Grocery Clerk, Checking
- Grocery Clerk
- Grocery Checker
- Grocery Cashier
- Gas Station Cashier
- Front End Assistant
- Food Checker
- Floor Cashier
- Fast Food Cashier
- Fare Collector
- Drivers' Cash Clerk
- Disbursing Officer
- Disbursing Agent
- Disbursement Clerk
- Customer Service Specialist
- Customer Service Associate
- Credit Cashier
- Courtesy Booth Cashier
- Convenience Store Clerk
- Collector
- Clerk Checker
- Clerk Cashier
- Checkout Operator
- Checker Cashier
- Check Out Clerk
- Check Out Cashier
- Check Cashier
- Change Person
- Change Booth Attendant
- Center Aisle Cashier
- Casino Change Attendant
- Cashier Wrapper
- Cashier or Checker Stock Clerk
- Cashier Host/Hostess
- Cashier and Salesperson
- Cash Register Operator
- Cash Person
- Cash Office Worker
- Cash Checker
- Cage Cashier
- Cafeteria or Lunchroom Checker
- Cafeteria Clerk
- Bridge Toll Collector
- Box Office Attendant
- Bottle Booth Attendant
- Bartender
- Auction Clerk
- All Purpose Clerk (APC)
Tasks for “Retail Cashier”
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
- Sell tickets and other items to customers.
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.
- Issue trading stamps and redeem food stamps and coupons.
- Monitor checkout stations to ensure that they have adequate cash available and that they are staffed appropriately.
- Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and tabulate bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
- Cash checks for customers.
- Sort, count, and wrap currency and coins.
- Post charges against guests' or patients' accounts.
- Assist with duties in other areas of the store, such as monitoring fitting rooms or bagging and carrying out customers' items.
- Compute and record totals of transactions.
- Bag, box, wrap, or gift-wrap merchandise, and prepare packages for shipment.
- Greet customers entering establishments.
- Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas and complete other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans.
- Offer customers carry-out service at the completion of transactions.
- Process merchandise returns and exchanges.
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
- Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.
- Supervise others and provide on-the-job training.
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
- Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales.
- Stock shelves, and mark prices on shelves and items.
- Weigh items sold by weight to determine prices.
- Pay company bills by cash, vouchers, or checks.
- Request information or assistance using paging systems.
- Keep periodic balance sheets of amounts and numbers of transactions.
- Compile and maintain non-monetary reports and records.
Related Technology & Tools
- Surveillance cameras
- Electronic funds transfer EFT terminals
- Cash registers
- Personal computers
- Electronic cash registers
- Cardboard balers
- Handheld bar code scanners
- Laser printers
- Stationary bar code scanners
- Ticket dispensing machines
- Desktop computers
- Belt conveyors
- Lottery ticket machines
- Credit card readers
- Trash compactors
- 10-key calculators
- Food scales
- Gas pump controllers
- Money order machines
- ReliaSoft Prism
- Point of sale POS software
- Database software
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Excel
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- Bookkeeping software
- Handheld computer device software
- Accounting software