Cashier

Tourism & Hospitality

ANZSCO ID 631112

Office Cashiers receive payments from customers, issue receipts, return change due, and meet the public and explain charging and billing policies.

Formal qualifications are not usually required to work as a Cashier. Some workers have a certificate I or II in retail services.

Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people
Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems
Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do
Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions

Scans, weighs and records prices of goods.
Receives and processes payments for goods and services by cash, cheques, gift vouchers, credit and debit cards and other payment types.
Issues sales dockets and gives change.
Maintains supplies of change, wrapping and other materials used.
Counts and records money received and balances against register sales records, and prepares money for deposit in financial institutions.
Records and balances petty cash disbursements.
Operates a computer terminal to administer the store's financial transaction system.
Cashes authorised cheques.

5.8% Growth

21% Full-time Share

$892 Avg Pay/Wk

7,600 Workers

25 years Avg Age

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