Retail Cashiers and Check-out Operators
Wages
New workers start around £5,317. Normal pay is £11,578 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £21,327.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 223,070 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Maintains transaction records as requested.
Monitors fuel taken by self-service customers or refuels vehicle if required.
Debits customer’s account in respect of purchases or services.
Receives cash, cheque or debit or credit card payment, checks validity of form of payment, gives change and issues receipts for purchase.
Records cost of each item on cash register or by use of bar code reader and totals the amount to be paid.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.