Sales and Related · Holland code CER
Cashiers
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.
Also called: Cashier, Checker, Sales Associate, Store Clerk, Cage Cashier, Center Aisle Cashier, Central Aisle Cashier, Customer Assistant.
O*NET 41-2011.00
At a glance
- US median annual pay
- $32,880
- Middle half earn $28,720 to $36,330. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
- Most common education
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
- 44% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
- Preparation needed
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Some preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
- US employment outlook, 2024 to 2034
- -10% · Decline
- 3,157,200 jobs in 2024, projected 2,843,600. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which groups this with similar roles as "Cashiers".
What the work involves
The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
- Greet customers entering establishments.
- Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales.
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due 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.
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
- Monitor checkout stations to ensure they have adequate cash available and are staffed appropriately.
Skills and knowledge it leans on
Skills
- Active Listening3.0 / 5
- Speaking3.0 / 5
- Reading Comprehension2.8 / 5
- Critical Thinking2.8 / 5
- Mathematics2.6 / 5
- Monitoring2.6 / 5
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service4.0 / 5
- English Language3.4 / 5
- Sales and Marketing3.1 / 5
- Administration and Management2.9 / 5
- Mathematics2.9 / 5
- Administrative2.8 / 5
Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.
Who tends to enjoy it
How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.
- Realistic32
- Investigative0
- Artistic0
- Social26
- Enterprising44
- Conventional87
The same work abroad
Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.
European occupation titles (ESCO)
- casino cashier · DE Casino-Kassierer/Casino-Kassiererin · FR caissier de casino/caissière de casino
- lottery operator · DE Lotterieannehmer/Lotterieannehmerin · FR agent de loterie/agente de loterie
- foreign exchange cashier · DE Wechseldisponent/Wechseldisponentin · FR caissier de bureau de change/caissière de bureau de change
- market vendor · DE Marktverkäufer/Marktverkäuferin · FR vendeur sur les marchés/vendeuse sur les marchés
- checkout supervisor · DE Kassenaufsichtskraft · FR responsable des caisses
- personal shopper · DE Personal Shopper · FR acheteur personnel/acheteuse personnelle
Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)
- Market and street traders and assistants (7124)11,700 employed
- Vehicle and parts salespersons and advisers (7115)37,400 employed
- Pensions and insurance clerks and assistants (4132)65,200 employed
Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.
Pay across Europe, for the whole group
Median annual earnings of all employees in “Service and sales workers”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.
| Country | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Belgium | €32,957 |
| Sweden | €32,596 |
| Netherlands | €29,198 |
| Austria | €29,068 |
| Germany | €27,471 |
| Ireland | €26,978 |
| Italy | €24,995 |
| France | €24,971 |
| Spain | €18,303 |
| Portugal | €10,656 |
| Poland | €7,579 |
Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.
Exposure to AI
This occupation sits in the middle third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of -0.25. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.
Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.
Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (41-2011).
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