Job Duties for Cashiers
- Greet customers
- Establish or identify price of goods, services or admission and tabulate total payment required using electronic or other cash register, optical price scanner or other equipment
- Weigh produce and bulk foods
- Receive and process payments by cash, cheque, credit card or automatic debit
- Wrap or place merchandise in bags
- Provide information to customers
- Assist sports spectators and theatre patrons with seat selection
- Calculate foreign currency exchange
- Calculate total payments received at end of work shift and reconcile with total sales
- Verify the age of customers when selling lottery tickets, alcohol or tobacco products
- May accept reservations and take-out orders
- May also stock shelves and clean check-out counter area.
Working Conditions for Cashiers
Work takes place in a variety of indoor settings, including grocery stores and pharmacies. Standing for extended periods of time is usually necessary.
Alternate Job Titles
- Box Office Cashier
- Cafeteria Cashier
- Car Park Cashier
- Cashier
- Cashier-wrapper
- Casino Cashier
- Convenience Store Cashier
- Corner Store Cashier
- Currency Exchange Cashier
- Customer Service Cashier
- Dining Room Cashier
- Food Store Cashier
- Front Desk Cashier
- Grocery Store Cashier
- Groceteria Cashier
- Hotel Cashier
- Money Counter
- Movie Theatre Cashier
- Office Cashier
- Parking Lot Cashier
- Racetrack Cashier
- Restaurant Cashier
- Self-serve Gas Bar Attendant
- Self-serve Gas Bar Cashier
- Supermarket Cashier
- Theatre Cashier
- Ticket Seller - Cashier
- Box Office Cashier
- Cafeteria Cashier
- Grocery Store Cashier
- Office Cashier
- Racetrack Cashier
- Self-serve Gas Bar Cashier
- Theatre Cashier