# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cashiers
- SOC code: 41-2011.00
- Career family: Sales
- Median annual pay: $32,880 (10th percentile $24,530, 90th percentile $40,410)
- Projected growth: Decline, -6.5%
- Openings a year: 521,300
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CER)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 32 |
| Investigative (I) | 0 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 26 |
| Enterprising (E) | 44 |
| Conventional (C) | 87 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 80/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 76/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 53/100)
- Communicating with People Outside the Organization (importance 51/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 51/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 49/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 48/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 47/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 44/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 42/100)

## Skills

Service Orientation, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Monitoring, Time Management

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Sales and Marketing, Administration and Management, Mathematics, Administrative, Computers and Electronics, Public Safety and Security, Law and Government, Economics and Accounting

## Also called

Auction Clerk, Bottle Booth Attendant, Box Office Attendant, Bridge Toll Collector, Cage Cashier, Cart Attendant, Cash Checker, Cash Office Worker, Cash Person, Cash Register Operator (Cash Register Op)

## Related careers

- [Counter and Rental Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/counter-and-rental-clerks): $41,300 median pay
- [Tellers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/tellers): $43,030 median pay
- [Customer Service Representatives](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/customer-service-representatives): $44,770 median pay
- [Retail Salespersons](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/retail-salespersons): $35,410 median pay
- [First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/first-line-supervisors-of-retail-sales-workers): $48,520 median pay
- [Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/gambling-change-persons-and-booth-cashiers): $36,220 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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