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Receive and disburse money in establishments other than financial institutions. May use electronic scanners, cash registers, or related equipment. May process credit or debit card transactions and validate checks.

Currently Employed: 5,842

Yearly Projected Openings: 310

Typical Hourly Wage: $9.01 - $12.29

Typical Annual Salary: $18,700 - $25,600

• Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
• Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
• Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
• Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.
• Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and tabulate bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
• Greet customers entering establishments.
• Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.
• Sell tickets and other items to customers.
• Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales.
• Process merchandise returns and exchanges.

• Bar code reader equipment
• Belt conveyors
• Electronic funds transfer point of sale equipment
• Packaging compactors
• Ticket dispensing machines

• Accounting software
• Data base user interface and query software
• Medical software
• Point of sale POS software