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Working As A Cashier Associate

  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  • Getting Information
  • Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

  • Outdoors/walking/standing

  • Repetitive

  • $20,776

    Average Salary

What Does A Cashier Associate Do

Cashiers process payments from customers purchasing goods and services.

Duties

Cashiers typically do the following:

  • Greet customers
  • Scan or register customers’ purchases
  • Accept payments from customers and give change and receipts
  • Bag or wrap customers’ purchases
  • Process returns and exchanges of merchandise
  • Answer customers’ questions and provide information about store policies
  • Help customers sign up for store rewards programs or credit cards
  • Count the money in their register at the beginning and end of each shift

In some establishments, cashiers have to check the age of their customers when selling age-restricted products, such as alcohol and tobacco. Some cashiers may have duties not directly related to sales and customer service, such as mopping floors, taking out the trash, and other custodial tasks. Others may stock shelves or mark prices on items.

Cashiers use scanners, registers, or calculators to process payments and returns or exchanges of merchandise.

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How To Become A Cashier Associate

Cashiers are trained on the job. There are no formal education requirements to become a cashier.

Education

Although most jobs for cashiers have no specific education requirements, some employers may prefer applicants with a high school diploma or equivalent. Cashiers should have a basic knowledge of mathematics, because they need to be able to make change and count the money in their registers.

Training

Cashiers receive on-the-job training, which may last a few weeks. An experienced worker typically helps new cashiers learn how to operate equipment such as scanners or registers.

Advancement

Working as a cashier is often a steppingstone to other careers in retail. For example, with experience, cashiers may become customer service representatives, retail sales workers, or sales managers.

Important Qualities

Communication skills. Cashiers must pay attention to customers’ questions and explain pricing.

Customer-service skills. Cashiers must be courteous and friendly when helping customers.

Dexterity. Cashiers use their hands to operate registers and scan purchases.

Integrity. Cashiers must calculate payments accurately and be trusted to process customers’ financial information.

Patience. Cashiers must be able to remain calm when interacting with customers.

Physical stamina. Cashiers stand for long periods.

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Average Length of Employment
Head Cashier 2.5 years
Lead Cashier 2.2 years
Cashier/Service Clerk 2.1 years
Sales Clerk/Cashier 2.1 years
Cashier Associate 2.0 years
Customer Service Associate/Cashier 1.9 years
Service Counter Cashier 1.8 years
Check Cashier 1.7 years
Cashier/Merchandiser 1.7 years
Front End Cashier 1.7 years
Cashier 1.6 years
Cashier/Sales 1.6 years
Cashier/Overnight Stock 1.5 years
Front Cashier 1.4 years
Retail Cashier 1.4 years
Sales Associate And Cashier 1.3 years
Floor Cashier 1.3 years
Cashier/Host 1.3 years
Overnight Cashier 1.2 years
Seasonal Cashier 0.5 years
Top Employers Before
Cashier 23.5%
Sales Associate 11.8%
Customer Service Representative 7.1%
Internship 5.6%
Volunteer 4.7%
Receptionist 4.4%
Associate 4.3%
Sales Associate And Cashier 4.3%
Crew Member 4.0%
Office Assistant 4.0%
Server 3.5%
Hostess 3.3%
Administrative Assistant 3.2%
Teller 3.1%
Assistant Manager 3.0%
Waitress 2.6%
Secretary 2.0%
Server And Hostess 1.9%
Cook/Server 1.9%
Assistant 1.8%
Top Employers After
Cashier 17.8%
Sales Associate 12.6%
Customer Service Representative 12.2%
Associate 6.2%
Server 5.2%
Internship 4.6%
Assistant Manager 4.3%
Administrative Assistant 4.0%
Sales Associate And Cashier 3.9%
Receptionist 3.7%
Teller 3.6%
Office Assistant 3.3%
Certified Nursing Assistant 3.0%
Volunteer 2.8%
Customer Service Associate 2.6%
Sales Representative 2.3%
Hostess 2.3%
Home Health Aid 2.0%
Crew Member 1.9%
Housekeeper 1.9%

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Cashier Associate Demographics

Gender

Female

70.6%

Male

27.6%

Unknown

1.8%
Ethnicity

White

60.4%

Hispanic or Latino

17.8%

Black or African American

11.6%

Asian

6.7%

Unknown

3.5%
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Foreign Languages Spoken

Spanish

66.2%

French

8.9%

German

4.0%

Italian

3.1%

Japanese

2.7%

Cantonese

1.8%

Mandarin

1.3%

Russian

1.3%

Tagalog

1.3%

Portuguese

1.3%

Chinese

1.3%

Arabic

1.3%

Hindi

0.9%

Navajo

0.9%

Greek

0.9%

Polish

0.9%

Vietnamese

0.4%

Somali

0.4%

Korean

0.4%

Hawaiian

0.4%
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Cashier Associate Education

Schools

University of Phoenix

13.2%

Houston Community College

6.2%

Liberty University

6.2%

University of Central Florida

5.8%

University of North Texas

4.9%

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

4.9%

American InterContinental University

4.9%

Virginia Commonwealth University

4.5%

Valencia College

4.5%

Northern Virginia Community College

4.5%

Temple University

4.1%

Broward College

4.1%

University of Alabama

4.1%

Miami Dade College

4.1%

Kaplan University

4.1%

University of South Florida

4.1%

Central Piedmont Community College

4.1%

The Community College of Baltimore County

4.1%

Southern New Hampshire University

3.7%

College of DuPage

3.7%
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Majors

Business

21.7%

Psychology

8.6%

Criminal Justice

8.4%

General Studies

6.0%

Accounting

6.0%

Nursing

5.9%

Medical Assisting Services

5.7%

Health Care Administration

5.6%

Liberal Arts

4.6%

Communication

3.7%

Biology

3.5%

Marketing

2.7%

Graphic Design

2.7%

Computer Science

2.4%

Management

2.3%

Nursing Assistants

2.3%

Cosmetology

2.0%

English

2.0%

Dental Assisting

2.0%

Kinesiology

1.8%
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Degrees

Other

37.4%

Bachelors

33.4%

Associate

17.3%

Certificate

4.9%

Masters

4.2%

Diploma

2.1%

License

0.6%

Doctorate

0.2%
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Top Skills for A Cashier Associate

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  1. Process Merchandise Returns
  2. Store Shelves
  3. Customer Service
You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:
  • Receive payments by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers or automatic debit and process merchandise returns and exchanges.
  • Stock store shelves and end-caps with merchandise when it is delivered to the store.
  • Developed a speed and efficiency in an environment where anything less was unacceptable without ever compromising good customer service.
  • Operated a cash register and provided customer service * Unloaded and separated freight from trucks, pull pallets to the sales floor
  • Disbursed funds and recorded financial transactions.

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