Cashier (NOC 6611)

Main duties:

• Greet customers;
• Establish or identify the price of goods and tabulate total payment required, using an electronic or other cash register, optical price scanner or other equipment;
• Calculate foreign exchange rates;
• Receive payments by cash, cheque, credit card or automatic debit;
• Wrap or bag merchandise;
• Provide information to customers;
• Calculate total payments received at the end of the work shift and reconcile with total sales;
• May accept reservations and take-out orders;
• May stock shelves and clean the check-out counter area.

Employment requirements:

• Some secondary-school education is usually required;
• Eligibility for bonding may be required.

Other information:

In retail establishments, sales associates are regularly required to perform cashier's duties.