£13,000
Average salary at age 20
£20,280
Average Salary
29
Average hours per week
Description
Retail cashiers and check-out operators accept payments from customers and give change in respect of sales or services.Main Tasks
- Records cost of each item on cash register or by use of bar code reader and totals the amount to be paid;
- Receives cash, cheque or debit or credit card payment, checks validity of form of payment, gives change and issues receipts for purchase;
- Debits customer’s account in respect of purchases or services;
- Monitors fuel taken by self-service customers or refuels vehicle if required;
- Maintains transaction records as requested.
Qualifications
There are no minimum academic requirements although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades or relevant experience. Training is typically provided on-the-job. NVQs/SVQs in Retail Operations are available at Levels 1 and 2.What Retail cashiers and check-out operators studied in higher education
| Occupation | Percentage Value |
|---|---|
| (C9) Others in biological sciences | 1 |
| (L4) Social policy | 2 |
| (G1) Mathematics | 1 |
| (W2) Design studies | 6 |
| (L3) Sociology | 4 |
| (C1) Biology | 2 |
| (F1) Chemistry | 1 |
| (C8) Psychology | 6 |
| (W1) Fine art | 2 |
| (F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 1 |
| (W3) Music | 2 |
| (D3) Animal science | 1 |
| (F6) Geology | 1 |
| (F8) Physical geographical sciences | 2 |
| (W6) Cinematics & photography | 4 |
| (Q3) English studies | 3 |
| (L2) Politics | 2 |
| (C4) Genetics | 1 |
| (N5) Marketing | 2 |
| (W4) Drama | 2 |
| (M1) Law by area | 1 |
| (M2) Law by topic | 2 |
| (I2) Information systems | 1 |
| (N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 3 |
| (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine | 1 |
| (P5) Journalism | 1 |
| (F4) Forensic & archaeological sciences | 1 |
| (F3) Physics | 1 |
| (L1) Economics | 1 |
| (I6) Games | 1 |
| (Q1) Linguistics | 1 |
| (N1) Business studies | 5 |
| (X3) Academic studies in education | 2 |
| (L5) Social work | 1 |
| (X1) Training teachers | 1 |
| (N4) Accounting | 2 |
| (C6) Sport & exercise science | 3 |
| (C3) Zoology | 1 |
| (P3) Media studies | 3 |
| (N2) Management studies | 2 |
| (V1) History by period | 4 |
| (N3) Finance | 1 |
| (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
| (L6) Anthropology | 1 |
| (I1) Computer science | 3 |
UK Prospects
114700
Workforce Size
1.53%
Predicted decline 2024 - 2027
25827
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027
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