Sales
Cashiers
Also called: Cage Cashier, Cashier, Center Aisle Cashier, Central Aisle Cashier
US median pay
$32,880
per year, 2025
Job growth 2025–35
-6.5%
declining
Openings a year (US)
521,300
3,106,300 employed
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
Preparation 2/5 · Some preparation
What this job is
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.
What they do day to day
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
- Greet customers entering establishments.
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
- Monitor checkout stations to ensure they have adequate cash available and are staffed appropriately.
- Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
- Answer incoming phone calls.
- Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.
- Request information or assistance, using paging systems.
- Help customers find the location of products.
Skills and knowledge that matter most
Skills
- Service Orientation3.1/5
- Social Perceptiveness3.0/5
- Coordination2.8/5
- Time Management2.6/5
- Judgment and Decision Making2.5/5
- Persuasion2.4/5
- Negotiation2.4/5
- Instructing2.4/5
Knowledge
- 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 rated by people working in the job (1 = not important, 5 = extremely important).
Education and preparation
Preparation level 2 of 5 — Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma; some previous work experience or training helps.
Typical entry education (BLS): No formal educational credential.
Highest education of people in this job:
- High school diploma44%
- Less than high school37%
Who this job suits
Mostly Conventional
Organising data, details and procedures
Enterprising
Leading, persuading and starting things
Based on the Holland (RIASEC) interest profile for this occupation.