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Cashiers

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.

Tasks
28 tasks12 core, 16 supplemental
Family
SalesOne of its 23 occupations
Code
41-2011.00SOC 2018: 41-2011

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12 core tasks and 16 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all

  1. Task 1. Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.Core taskTask 2400Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  2. Task 2. Greet customers entering establishments.Core taskTask 2403Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  3. Task 3. Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.Core taskTask 2401Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  4. Task 4. Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.Core taskTask 18765Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  5. Task 5. Monitor checkout stations to ensure they have adequate cash available and are staffed appropriately.Core taskTask 2422Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  6. Task 6. Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.Core taskTask 2405Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  7. Task 7. Answer incoming phone calls.Core taskTask 21073Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  8. Task 8. Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.Core taskTask 2408Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  9. Task 9. Request information or assistance, using paging systems.Core taskTask 2419Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  10. Task 10. Help customers find the location of products.Core taskTask 21072Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  11. Task 11. Process merchandise returns and exchanges.Core taskTask 2417Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  12. Task 12. Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas, and complete other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans.Core taskTask 18766Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  13. Task 13. Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales.Supplemental taskTask 2411Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  14. Task 14. Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.Supplemental taskTask 2402Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  15. Task 15. Issue trading stamps, and redeem food stamps and coupons.Supplemental taskTask 2406Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  16. Task 16. Post charges against guests' or patients' accounts.Supplemental taskTask 2423Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  17. Task 17. Compute and record totals of transactions.Supplemental taskTask 2412Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2024
  18. Task 18. Weigh items sold by weight to determine prices.Supplemental taskTask 2410Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  19. Task 19. Sort, count, and wrap currency and coins.Supplemental taskTask 2416Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  20. Task 20. Keep periodic balance sheets of amounts and numbers of transactions.Supplemental taskTask 2414Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2024
  21. Task 21. Compile and maintain non-monetary reports and records.Supplemental taskTask 2421Rated by 62 people who do the job, August 2024
  22. Task 22. Supervise others and provide on-the-job training.Supplemental taskTask 18768Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  23. Task 23. Assist with duties in other areas of the store, such as monitoring fitting rooms or bagging and carrying out customers' items.Supplemental taskTask 18767Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  24. Task 24. Sell tickets and other items to customers.Supplemental taskTask 2413Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  25. Task 25. Stock shelves, sort and reshelve returned items, and mark prices on items and shelves.Supplemental taskTask 21074Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024
  26. Task 26. Bag, box, wrap, or gift-wrap merchandise, and prepare packages for shipment.Supplemental taskTask 2415Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  27. Task 27. Cash checks for customers.Supplemental taskTask 2409Rated by 64 people who do the job, August 2024
  28. Task 28. Offer customers carry-out service at the completion of transactions.Supplemental taskTask 2424Rated by 63 people who do the job, August 2024

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  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 41-2011
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