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Working As A Sales Associate And Cashier

  • 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

  • $17,077

    Average Salary

What Does A Sales Associate And Cashier 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 Sales Associate And Cashier

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
Department Manager/Sales Associate 4.5 years
Front End Supervisor/Cashier 3.1 years
Supervisor/Sales Associate 3.0 years
Cashier/Customer Service And Supervisor 2.9 years
Senior Sales Associate 2.8 years
Assistant Manager/Sales Associate 2.8 years
Sales And Receiving Associate 2.7 years
Sales Lead/Sales Associate 2.6 years
Store Sales Associate 2.5 years
Head Cashier 2.5 years
Retail Sales Lead 2.4 years
Cashier/Deli Clerk 2.3 years
Sales Person 2.2 years
Inventory And Sales Associate 2.2 years
Box Office, Cashier 2.2 years
Cashier/Service Clerk 2.2 years
Customer Service Retail Associate 2.2 years
Retail Sales Clerk 2.2 years
Lead Cashier 2.2 years
Sales Associate And Customer Service 2.1 years
Sales Assoc 2.1 years
Furniture Sales Associate 2.1 years
Shift Leader/Cashier 2.0 years
Sales Clerk/Cashier 2.0 years
Sales Support Associate 2.0 years
Photo Technician/Cashier 2.0 years
Bakery Clerk And Cashier 2.0 years
Center Aisle Cashier 2.0 years
Customer Service Associate 2.0 years
Sales Clerk 2.0 years
Customer Service Associate/Cashier 2.0 years
General Sales Associate 2.0 years
Cashier/Courtesy Clerk 2.0 years
Customer Sales Associate 1.9 years
Server And Hostess 1.9 years
Service Cashier 1.9 years
Service Counter Cashier 1.8 years
Deli Associate/Cashier 1.8 years
Keyholding Sales Associate 1.8 years
Cashier Operator 1.8 years
Sales Associate Sporting Goods 1.7 years
Jewelry Sales Associate 1.7 years
Cashier/Merchandiser 1.7 years
Parking Cashier 1.7 years
Front End Cashier 1.7 years
Front End Associate 1.7 years
Check Cashier 1.7 years
Waiter And Cashier 1.7 years
Hardware Sales Associate 1.7 years
Cashier/Delivery Driver 1.7 years
Sales/Stock Associate 1.7 years
Beauty Advisor/Sales Associate 1.7 years
Key Holder 1.7 years
Electronics Sales Associate 1.6 years
Jewelry Associate 1.6 years
Bookseller/Cashier 1.6 years
Cook, Cashier, And Waitress 1.6 years
Cashier 1.6 years
Cashier/Closer 1.6 years
Baker/Cashier 1.6 years
Cashier/Sales 1.6 years
Sales Associate 1.6 years
Cashier Associate 1.5 years
Sales Team Member 1.5 years
Sales Floor Associate 1.5 years
Cashier/Overnight Stock 1.5 years
Retail Sales Associate/Cashier 1.5 years
Hostess Cashier 1.4 years
Junior Sales Associate 1.4 years
Retail Cashier 1.4 years
Point Of Sales Associate 1.4 years
Brand Representative 1.4 years
Concession Cashier 1.4 years
Associate Retailer 1.4 years
Store Associate 1.4 years
Cashier/Host 1.4 years
Floor Associate 1.4 years
Floor Cashier 1.3 years
Front Cashier 1.3 years
Model/Sales Associate 1.2 years
Front Counter Cashier 1.2 years
Overnight Cashier 1.2 years
Apparel Sales Associate 1.2 years
Footwear Sales Associate 1.1 years
Sales Associate And Cashier 1.0 years
Seasonal Sales Representative 0.9 years
Holiday Sales Associate 0.7 years
Seasonal Associate 0.6 years
Seasonal Cashier 0.5 years
Top Employers Before
Sales Associate 24.7%
Cashier 20.4%
Customer Service Representative 6.6%
Internship 4.3%
Office Assistant 4.1%
Receptionist 4.0%
Crew Member 3.8%
Volunteer 3.4%
Server 3.2%
Waitress 3.2%
Administrative Assistant 3.0%
Hostess 3.0%
Assistant Manager 2.7%
Server And Hostess 2.6%
Sales Associate And Customer Service 2.4%
Sales Representative 2.1%
Teacher Assistant 1.7%
Certified Nursing Assistant 1.7%
Cook, Cashier, And Waitress 1.6%
Housekeeper 1.6%
Top Employers After
Sales Associate 23.1%
Cashier 14.4%
Customer Service Representative 12.1%
Server 5.0%
Assistant Manager 4.7%
Receptionist 4.3%
Internship 3.8%
Administrative Assistant 3.8%
Office Assistant 3.1%
Certified Nursing Assistant 2.9%
Hostess 2.9%
Sales Representative 2.7%
Teller 2.5%
Sales Associate And Customer Service 2.5%
Server And Hostess 2.3%
Crew Member 2.3%
Waitress 2.0%
Home Health Aid 2.0%
Security Officer 2.0%
Manager 1.9%

Sales Associate And Cashier Demographics

Gender

Female

72.0%

Male

25.6%

Unknown

2.4%
Ethnicity

White

74.5%

Hispanic or Latino

16.6%

Asian

6.6%

Unknown

1.7%

Black or African American

0.6%
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Languages Spoken

Spanish

69.0%

French

8.0%

Portuguese

2.5%

Italian

1.9%

Japanese

1.9%

German

1.8%

Arabic

1.7%

Chinese

1.7%

Hindi

1.6%

Russian

1.4%

Mandarin

1.4%

Tagalog

1.3%

Korean

1.1%

Vietnamese

1.0%

Urdu

0.8%

Hmong

0.7%

Cantonese

0.6%

Filipino

0.6%

Polish

0.5%

Armenian

0.5%
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Sales Associate And Cashier Education

Schools

University of Phoenix

10.8%

Miami Dade College

8.2%

Northern Virginia Community College

5.9%

Broward College

5.5%

College of Southern Nevada

5.5%

Houston Community College

5.3%

Valencia College

5.2%

Texas State University

5.0%

Florida International University

4.6%

Liberty University

4.4%

Delgado Community College

4.4%

Ashford University

4.2%

University of Central Florida

4.1%

Kaplan University

4.1%

Essex County College

4.0%

South Texas College

4.0%

Union County College

3.7%

Georgia Perimeter College

3.7%

Florida State University

3.7%

Nassau Community College

3.7%
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Majors

Business

18.5%

Psychology

9.7%

Criminal Justice

8.6%

Nursing

7.9%

Medical Assisting Services

6.1%

General Studies

5.5%

Health Care Administration

5.1%

Communication

4.3%

Accounting

3.9%

Biology

3.8%

Liberal Arts

3.6%

Cosmetology

3.2%

Graphic Design

3.1%

Marketing

2.9%

Education

2.5%

Kinesiology

2.5%

English

2.2%

Computer Science

2.2%

Sociology

2.2%

Management

2.1%
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Degrees

Other

39.1%

Bachelors

33.1%

Associate

16.4%

Certificate

4.9%

Masters

3.5%

Diploma

2.0%

License

0.6%

Doctorate

0.2%
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Top Skills for A Sales Associate And Cashier

OutstandingCustomerServiceNewMerchandiseSalesFloorCustomerServiceSkillsSolidProductKnowledgeSalesGoalsCommunicationSkillsPOSGreetingCustomersPhoneCallsCustomerQuestionsStockShelvesLossPreventionStockRoomCurrentSalesCustomerComplaintsSalesTransactionsResponsibilitiesiCreditPaymentSpecialOrders

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Top Sales Associate And Cashier Skills

  1. Outstanding Customer Service
  2. New Merchandise
  3. Sales Floor
You can check out examples of real life uses of top skills on resumes here:
  • Generated sales by providing outstanding customer service.
  • Unloaded new clothing items when new merchandise arrived to the store.
  • Assisted customers on the sales floor and recommended clothing and products that suited their needs.
  • Work assignment: * Assisted customers with purchases * Provided excellent customer service skills * Quickly worked on register
  • Maintain solid product knowledge, making sure I'm answering every costumers needs.

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