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