How many hours do cashiers work?

Full-time cashiers tend to work right around 40 hours per week. This can also vary though, depending on the particular industry the full-time cashier is in and their specific employer.

However, full-time cashiers typically work 40 hours per week, and some may have to work nights, weekends, and even holidays. Some may also have a traditional work week schedule of Monday through Friday with the weekends off, while others might have more irregular working schedules.

• Part-time cashiers

Part-time cashiers work less hours than full-time cashiers. They normally have work weeks in the 10 to 30 hour range. Their hours can also have a lot more variation than those of full-time cashiers, and might only amount to a handful of hours per week. This depends on the specific employer and the work schedule that is needed.

Certain part-time cashiers might work only on weekdays, while others might be required to work days, nights, weekends, and some holidays.

• Cashier work schedules

Both full-time and part-time cashiers might have traditional work week schedules or irregular schedules. Irregular schedules for cashiers include ones involving rotating shifts or split shifts.

A rotating shift finds a cashier working different shifts on a rotating basis, such as one week being designated to morning shifts, while the next week consists of night shifts.

Split shifts see cashiers working twice in one day, for example, a cashier in a split shift schedule might come in for a four-hour shift in the morning, and then again for another four-hour shift in the evening.

• Different types of cashiers

It is important to point out that the specific average working hours of cashiers can vary, depending on the industry they work in. For example, cashiers that work for supermarkets, clothing stores, other retail stores, and restaurants might have significantly different schedules and working hours amounts than those working in other industries, like a gas station or bank.