Job Description: Cashiers total-up bills, receive money, make change, complete credit card forms, issue receipts, and handle returned and exchanged merchandise. Cashiers typically work in grocery stores, department stores, insurance companies, gasoline service stations, hospitals, theaters, restaurants, and many other types of retail businesses as well as government agencies. Cashiers may use cash registers, adding machines, scanners, and computer terminals to add up customer purchases. Cashiers must know company policies on handling returned merchandise, making adjustments to bills, and handling customer complaints.
Wages - Statewide:
To give you an idea of how much you might earn, we have given you the average hourly wages and average yearly wages for this career throughout California. Wages can vary greatly in different parts of the State.
Hourly Average Wages:
$
22,103
Yearly Average Wages:
$
22,103
Source: California Occupational Employment and Wage Data, 2008
Job Openings:
An average of 20570 job openings will be available statewide per year. The number of openings includes both new jobs and replacement openings as workers leave the occupation.
Source: California Occupational Employment Projections 2004 - 2014
Where to get training locally: Training is usually on-the-job. Some adult schools and local/private industry training providers offer related skills training.
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