Occupation
Cashier
Cashiers ring up purchases at a checkout, take payment by cash, card, or voucher, and issue receipts. They also handle refunds, price checks, and the age or identification checks that apply to restricted products.
Also known as: Checkout operator · Till operator · Point-of-sale clerk · Checkout assistant
Occupation content
Part of Retail, sales and customer experience
What the work involves
- Scan items and key in codes or prices that will not read
- Take payment, give change, and issue receipts
- Process refunds, exchanges, and gift cards under store policy
- Count and balance a till at the start and end of a shift
- Call a supervisor for overrides, voids, and age-restricted sales
- Keep the checkout area clean and bagging supplies stocked
How people commonly enter
- Direct entry with on-the-job point-of-sale and cash-handling training
- Short customer-service or cash-handling course from a training provider
- Secondary-school completion where an employer asks for it
Typical training: Short course or on-the-job training
Licensing: Not typically licensed
Typical work context
Public facing · Fast paced · Predictable routine · Shift work · Team based
Related interests
Conventional (organizing) · Social (helping)
Related aptitude preparation
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Skills to practise
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Related learning
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Official sources
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- US Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Outlook Handbook: Cashiers · United States
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- O*NET OnLine — Cashiers (41-2011.00) · International
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- Canada Job Bank — Career planning and occupation search · Canada
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Labour-market context (not part of exploration match)
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Canada Job Bank Career Planning · Canada · Current official profile; consult source for its release period
Retail, sales and customer experience: education pathways
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Canada Job Bank Career Planning · Canada · Current official profile; consult source for its release period
Retail, sales and customer experience: licensing
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