Cashiers
What Cashiers Do
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.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 0.2%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.0/5
- English Languageimportance 3.4/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 3.1/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 2.9/5
- Mathematicsimportance 2.9/5
- Administrativeimportance 2.8/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.7/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 2.6/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Contact With Others5.0/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.6/5
- Telephone Conversations4.5/5
- Dealing With Unpleasant, Angry, or Discourteous People4.1/5
- Spend Time Standing4.1/5
- Frequency of Decision Making4.1/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Office Clerks, General97% skill match
- Telephone Operators97% skill match
- Court, Municipal, and License Clerks97% skill match
- Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop96% skill match
- Waiters and Waitresses96% skill match
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants96% skill match
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks96% skill match
- Animal Control Workers96% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.8/5
- Time Managementimportance 2.6/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.5/5
- Persuasionimportance 2.4/5
- Negotiationimportance 2.4/5
- Instructingimportance 2.4/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Social Orientation
- Cooperation
- Attention to Detail
- Self-Control
- Optimism
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- ConventionalHigh
- EnterprisingMedium
- RealisticLow
- SocialLow
- InvestigativeLow
- ArtisticLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where cashiers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ2.36× national avg
- 2Guayama, PR2.22× national avg
- 3Arecibo, PR1.98× national avg
- 4Mayaguez, PR1.92× national avg
- 5Aguadilla, PR1.89× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- TellersCareer Change
- Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk ClerksCareer Change
- Office Clerks, GeneralCareer Change
- Receptionists and Information ClerksCareer Change