Cashiers

Detailed Occupation

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2024 Workforce

2.96M

Average Age

32.3

Average Salary

$19,553

Average Male Salary

$21,655

Average Female Salary

$18,650

About

Cashiers are most often employed by the Restaurants & Food Services industry. The average yearly wage for Cashiers was $19,553 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Cashiers are Orange County (North Central)--Anaheim City (East) PUMA, CA, NYC-Queens Community District 7--Flushing, Murray Hill, & Whitestone PUMA, NY, and San Diego County (South Central)--San Diego City (Central/Mid-City) PUMA, CA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Cashiers are Humacao, Fajardo & Islas Municipios PUMA, PR, Arecibo, Manatí & Barceloneta PUMA, PR, and Mayagüez, Añasco & Hormigueros PUMA, PR.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Cashiers workforce. Cashiers workforce in 2024 was 2,962,920 people, of which 70% were women and 30% were men.

Cashiers are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 5 & 6--Midtown, East Midtown, & Flatiron PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Humacao, Fajardo & Islas Municipios PUMA, PR.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

890,311

Male Workforce

± 23.1k

2,072,609

Female Workforce

± 35.1k

The Cashiers workforce in 2024 was 2,962,920 people (70% women and 30% men). This implies an average annual growth of −12.8% between 2014 (3,397,052) and 2024 (2,962,920).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Cashiers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were District of Columbia ($41,718), Washington ($25,230), and California ($23,592).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$19,553

AVERAGE WAGE

#469 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Cashiers earned an average of $19,553, $50,325 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Cashiers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2014.

In 2024, Cashiers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.477, which is higher than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Cashiers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Cashiers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Cashiers and on wages for those in the field. Restaurants & Food Services is the industry that employs the most Cashiers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Cashiers, by average wage, is Other professional, scientific & technical services ($225,214).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

2.96M

2024 Workforce

± 41,855

−2%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 2.03%

This graphic shows the share of Cashiers employed by various industries. Restaurants & Food Services employs the largest share of Cashiers at 35%, followed by Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores with 33% and Warehouse clubs, supercenters, & other general merchandise retailers with 20.2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Cashiers in the US. The workforce of Cashiers in 2024 was 2,962,920 people, with 70% woman, and 30% men. The average age of male Cashiers in the workforce is 29.4 and of female Cashiers is 33.6, and the most common race/ethnicity for Cashiers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Cashiers in 2024 was 2,962,920 people, with 70% woman, and 30% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 16 to 19 years (810,368 people), 20 to 24 years (659,905 people), and 25 to 29 years (264,807 people). Among them they concentrated 58.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 25.6% of Cashiers workers were Hispanic and 74.4% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (60%), Puerto Rican (12.8)%, and Salvadoran (4.34)%

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Races

In 2024, 51.4% of the Cashiers workforce were White, of which 69.6% were women and 30.4% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (16.1%) and Two or More Races (14.5%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Cashiers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Cashiers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Among the necessary skills for Cashiers, Service Orientation stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Cashiers need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Cashiers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (56,027 people), Education (23,402 people), and Social Sciences (18,732 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Cashiers workers were High School or Equivalent (1,105,853 people), Some college (743,413 people), and Secondary Education (611,283 people).

The graphic shows the Cashiers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Value

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Cashiers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cashiers need many skills, but most especially Service Orientation, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness.