Checkout Operator

Retail & Customer Service

ANZSCO ID 631111

Checkout Operators operate cash registers and receive payments for goods purchased by customers.

Formal qualifications are not usually required to work as a Checkout Operator. 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
Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively
Mathematics - Using mathematics to solve problems
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 at checkouts.
Counts and records money received and balances against register sales records.

5.8% Growth

13% Full-time Share

$892 Avg Pay/Wk

95,100 Workers

21 years Avg Age

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