Cashiers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$32,880
United States, 2025
Employment
3,089,410
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. May use electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. May process credit or debit card transactions and validate checks.
- O*NET code
- 41-2011.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
- Greet customers entering establishments.
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
- Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
- Monitor checkout stations to ensure they have adequate cash available and are staffed appropriately.
- Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
- Answer incoming phone calls.
- Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$24,530
25th percentile
$28,720
75th percentile
$36,330
90th percentile
$40,410
Most important skills
- Service Orientation3.1
- Speaking3.0
- Active Listening3.0
- Social Perceptiveness3.0
- Reading Comprehension2.8
- Coordination2.8
- Critical Thinking2.8
- Mathematics2.6
- Time Management2.6
- Monitoring2.6
- Judgment and Decision Making2.5
- Instructing2.4
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 4 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
4
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Active Listening | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 2.6 | Not selected | 2.6 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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National median $87,520
Compare with CashiersSupplemental
National median $41,380
Compare with CashiersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | $44,210 | 30,470 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | $42,960 | 16,530 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $41,270 | 38,250 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | $39,010 | 1,500 | 2025 |
| DC | $38,880 | 6,060 | 2025 |
| WA | $38,720 | 61,050 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $38,520 | 3,100 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $38,500 | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $38,440 | 5,030 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | $38,130 | 1,460 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $38,100 | 1,790 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $37,960 | 1,270 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $37,810 | 3,630 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $37,620 | 23,860 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $37,390 | 2,530 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | $37,340 | 670 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $37,340 | 2,470 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $37,250 | 2,190 | 2025 |
| CA | $37,100 | 336,110 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | $37,080 | 4,020 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.