# 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.

- Code: 41-2011.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 41-2011)
- Family: [Sales](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-41), one of its 23 occupations
- Tasks: 28 tasks (12 core and 16 supplemental)
- Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/41-2011.00
- JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/41-2011.00.json

## What the work is made of

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

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## Where this comes from

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