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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
- Retail Cashier
- Restaurant Cashier
- 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 “Point of Sale Associate”
- Cash checks for customers.
- Process merchandise returns and exchanges.
- Monitor checkout stations to ensure that they have adequate cash available and that they are staffed appropriately.
- Bag, box, wrap, or gift-wrap merchandise, and prepare packages for shipment.
- Request information or assistance using paging systems.
- Stock shelves, and mark prices on shelves and items.
- Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales.
- Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
- Compute and record totals of transactions.
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.
- Greet customers entering establishments.
- Sort, count, and wrap currency and coins.
- Supervise others and provide on-the-job training.
- Assist with duties in other areas of the store, such as monitoring fitting rooms or bagging and carrying out customers' items.
- Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas and complete other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans.
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
- Post charges against guests' or patients' accounts.
- Issue trading stamps and redeem food stamps and coupons.
- Weigh items sold by weight to determine prices.
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
- Offer customers carry-out service at the completion of transactions.
- Compile and maintain non-monetary reports and records.
- Keep periodic balance sheets of amounts and numbers of transactions.
- Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and tabulate bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
- Pay company bills by cash, vouchers, or checks.
- Sell tickets and other items to customers.
Related Technology & Tools
- 10-key calculators
- Gas pump controllers
- Surveillance cameras
- Electronic funds transfer EFT terminals
- Lottery ticket machines
- Cardboard balers
- Laser printers
- Food scales
- Stationary bar code scanners
- Personal computers
- Electronic cash registers
- Handheld bar code scanners
- Trash compactors
- Credit card readers
- Money order machines
- Desktop computers
- Ticket dispensing machines
- Belt conveyors
- Cash registers
- Microsoft Excel
- Database software
- Microsoft Windows
- Accounting software
- Point of sale POS software
- Electronic medical record EMR software
- ReliaSoft Prism
- Microsoft Office
- Handheld computer device software
- Bookkeeping software