Retail cashier resume examples from 2025
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How to write a retail cashier resume
Craft a resume summary statement
A well-written resume summary is basically an elevator pitch. You are summing up your skills and experience in a few sentences to wow recruiters, hiring managers, and decision makers into giving you an interview. Here are some tips to putting your best foot first with your resume summary:
Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.
Step 2: Detail your years of experience in retail cashier-related roles and your industry experience.
Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.
Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.
These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some retail cashier interviews.Please upload your resume so Zippia’s job hunt AI can draft a summary statement for you.
List the right project manager skills
Many resumes are filtered out by hiring software before a human eye ever sees them. A robust Skills section can let recruiters (and bots) know you have the skills to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section:
- You often need to include the exact keywords from the job description in your resume. Look at the job listing and consider which of the listed skills you have experience with, along with related skills.
- Include as many relevant hard skills and soft skills as possible from the listing.
- Use the most up to date and accurate terms. Don't forget to be specific.
Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a retail cashier resume:
- Customer Service
- Cleanliness
- Front End
- Math
- Basic Math
- Retail Sales
- Cash Handling
- Customer Inquiries
- Customer Returns
- Customer Transactions
- Retail Environment
- Cash Registers
- Sales Floor
- Stock Merchandise
- POS
- Excellent Guest
- Guest Service
- Retail Store
- Product Knowledge
- Inventory Control
- Customer Complaints
- Cash Drawers
- Sales Transactions
- Stock Shelves
- Credit Card Payments
- Security Risks
- Customer Sales
- Bank Deposits
- Credit Card Transactions
- Process Merchandise Returns
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How to structure your work experience
Your work experience should be structured:
- With your most recent roles first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.
- Job title, along with company name and location on the left.
- Put the corresponding dates of employment on the left side.
- Keep only relevant jobs on your work experience.
How to write retail cashier experience bullet points
Effective job bullet points do more than just describe your job duties. Instead, they should be specific and measurable accomplishments. Here are some strategies to mastering job bullet points:
- Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
- Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
- Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.
Here are great bullet points from retail cashier resumes:
Work history example #1
Food Service/Cashier
International Dairy Queen
- Maintained positive attitude and interactions with customers.
- Operated dishwasher line with occasional assistance from other employees.
- Handled payments with cash and or card using POS system.
- Trained 5 new employees in drive-thru and cashier procedures.
- Conducted performance reviews regularly and successfully retained hard-working employees.
Work history example #2
Sales Floor Associate
Kohl's
- Closed jewelry at every night and assisted other departments when necessary.
- Administered daily jewelry counts and performed basic purchases and transactions.
- Provided translation for Spanish-speaking clients, facilitating communication.
- Substituted for Customer Service and Supervisor of POS positions
- Assisted with opening of new Kohl's account and processing payments to Kohl's charge accounts.
Work history example #3
Accounting Internship
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
- Collected and combined billable hours of all levels of legal staff for each client and drafted narratives for partner review.
- Supervised staff of three to prepare monthly/quarterly financial reports for CPA firm clients.
- Prepared Corporate Income Statement consolidating 30 countries submitted in local currencies.
- Evaluated accounts, employee payroll and company expenses to accurately save money and maximize profit for the company.
- Prepared financial statement documentation and footnote disclosures compliant with GAAP and varying regulatory bodies.
Work history example #4
Cashier/Courtesy Clerk
Jack in the Box
- Personified hospitality to our guests Processed orders accurately into the POS system Prepped, cleaned, cooked menu items
- Trained new members and also coordinated the drive-thru window ensuring all meals were handed out in proper time.
- Cashed out Customers in Drive-Thru and at Front Counter, Cleaned the Lobby, Bathrooms and also bagged Customers food.
- Worked in the deli, preparing foods, and kept area clean and sanitary for our customers to order.
- Worked all positions in the restaurant other than cook, bake, and manage.
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Add an education section to your resume
- The highest degree you have achieved.
- TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
- TField of study
- TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities
Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:
Associate's Degree in biology
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2016 - 2018
Some College Courses in communication
Pennsylvania State University, Main, PA
2007 - 2007
Highlight your retail cashier certifications on your resume
If you have any additional certifications or education-like achievements, add them to the education section.
Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.
Here are some of the best certifications to have on retail cashier resumes:
- Certified Sales Professional (CSP)
- Automotive Sales Professional