Sales and Related Occupations
BLS May 2025 wages High openings flow SOC 41-2011

Cashiers

About 542,600 projected annual openings shape how to read Cashiers against Real Estate Brokers, Sales and Related Workers, All Other, Models, Travel Agents.

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Same-major-group titles next to Cashiers: Real Estate Brokers ($73K) , Sales and Related Workers, All Other ($48K) , Models ($48K) , Travel Agents ($50K) . Hash-ordered per card so residual SOC siblings do not share an identical peer sentence.

What Cashiers publish as work

O*NET task statements for SOC 41-2011 - occupation-level descriptions, not every employer's posting. Sibling cards diverge here because the task set is entity-keyed.

  1. 1. Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits
  2. 2. Greet customers entering establishments
  3. 3. Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales
  4. 4. Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers
  5. 5. Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change
  6. 6. Issue trading stamps, and redeem food stamps and coupons
  7. 7. Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints
  8. 8. Monitor checkout stations to ensure they have adequate cash available and are staffed appropriately
  9. 9. Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price sc…
  10. 10. Post charges against guests' or patients' accounts
  11. 11. Compute and record totals of transactions
  12. 12. Weigh items sold by weight to determine prices

Cashiers: O*NET ranks Service Orientation first

Importance-ranked O*NET profile for SOC 41-2011 - lead skill Service Orientation at 3.1 ; lead knowledge Customer and Personal Service. Sibling cards diverge here even when peer titles overlap.

Top skills

  1. 1. Service Orientation 3.1
  2. 2. Active Listening 3.0
  3. 3. Speaking 3.0
  4. 4. Social Perceptiveness 3.0
  5. 5. Reading Comprehension 2.8
  6. 6. Critical Thinking 2.8
  7. 7. Coordination 2.8
  8. 8. Mathematics 2.6

Knowledge areas

  1. 1. Customer and Personal Service 4.0
  2. 2. English Language 3.4
  3. 3. Sales and Marketing 3.1
  4. 4. Administration and Management 2.9
  5. 5. Mathematics 2.9
  6. 6. Administrative 2.8
Projected annual openings
542,600
growth + transfers + exits
National median $32,880/yr
$33K
National median
↓ -10%
Growth 2024-2034
3,089,410
Estimated US jobs
Real Estate Brokers
Highest-pay peer · $73K

Typical Entry and Preparation Assignments

Entry education No formal educational credential

Top Paying States for Cashiers

1. Vermont $35,720
2. Massachusetts $35,520
3. Colorado $36,870
4. Hawaii $36,780
5. California $37,100
6. Connecticut $35,550
7. Washington $38,720
8. Alaska $36,130
9. New York $35,500
10. District of Columbia $38,880

Other Sales and Related Occupations titles

  1. 1. Models $48,470
  2. 2. Travel Agents $50,160
  3. 3. Real Estate Brokers $73,220
  4. 4. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products $72,080
  5. 5. Sales and Related Workers, All Other $48,280
  6. 6. Real Estate Sales Agents $52,830

Roughly 542,600 projected annual openings (growth, transfers, exits) are the scale signal for Cashiers. Median pay is $32,880 in Sales and Related Occupations.

Employment Projections expect -10% change between 2024 and 2034 (declining vs baseline 3.1%). BLS assigns No formal educational credential as typical education needed for entry. These are occupation-level assignments, not universal requirements. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific safety rate for this role; its broad SOC-group rate is excluded from this career card's grade.

Highest published state median in this ranking: Vermont at $35,720. The table records differences without proving causes. Highest-pay peer shown here: Real Estate Brokers at $73,220. Compare the same statistic in the relevant local wage area before treating the national median as a personal benchmark; OEWS excludes employer benefits.

Cashiers pay-rank #22 in Sales and Related Occupations

On the Sales and Related Occupations median table (22 detailed occupations with OEWS medians), Cashiers lands at #22, in the lower third. That rank is a table position, not a statement about individual workers.

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Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Projections from BLS Employment Projections program, 2024-2034.

SOC 41-2011 · national median $32,880 · lower third of Sales and Related Occupations (#22/22). Open the full OEWS map or a named state before treating the card median as a local ask.

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State, metro, and percentile for SOC 41-2011

Vermont · top state for Cashiers

$36K published median

Massachusetts · #2 state pay

$36K · behind Vermont

Real Estate Brokers

Highest-pay peer vs Cashiers · $73K

Sales and Related Workers, All Other

Lower-pay peer beside Cashiers · $48K

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Cashiers land on the Sales and Related Occupations median table? ▼
Cashiers is pay-rank #22 of 22 in this major group, lower third of the median table. Closest lower-third titles: Retail Salespersons ($35K), Telemarketers ($35K), Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers ($36K), Parts Salespersons ($39K). That position is a table rank, not a worker percentile.
What do cashiers do day to day? ▼
O*NET lists published task statements for Cashiers. Leading ones include: Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits; Greet customers entering establishments; Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales; Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers. These are occupation-level task descriptions, not every employer's job description.
Which O*NET skills rank highest for cashiers? ▼
For SOC 41-2011, O*NET importance scores lead with Service Orientation (3.1), Active Listening (3.0), Speaking (3.0), Social Perceptiveness (3.0). Knowledge areas emphasize Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Sales and Marketing. These are occupation-level profiles, not a hiring checklist for every employer.
What is the OEWS national median for Cashiers? ▼
May 2025 OEWS reports $32,880 as the national median for Cashiers. The published 10th-90th range is $24,530 to $40,410. Beside Real Estate Brokers ($73,220), this is the occupation-level national figure, not a local offer.
What employment change does BLS publish for Cashiers? ▼
The 2024-2034 projection for Cashiers is -10%. Projected annual openings: about 542,600. Relative to the current all-occupations baseline of 3.1%: declining.
Which three states show the highest OEWS medians for Cashiers? ▼
Vermont ($35,720), Massachusetts ($35,520), Colorado ($36,870) lead this ranking. The table does not identify why those state estimates differ.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Wage and state figures use BLS OEWS May 2025; growth and education use BLS Employment Projections for 2024-2034; safety fields cite BLS CFOI/SOII; task statements cite O*NET where shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OES Occupational wage estimates by area and industry · 2025

Federal sources on this Cashiers card
  • BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS / OES) - national median and percentiles for SOC 41-2011. bls.gov/oes
  • O*NET OnLine - task and skill statements for Cashiers. onetcenter.org
  • BLS Employment Projections - 2024-2034 change and openings for this occupation. bls.gov/emp
  • U.S. Census Bureau ACS - demographic and labor-force context for state and metro geography. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
  • IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) - payroll-tax aggregate context for wage comparisons. irs.gov/statistics