Checkout Operator
631111 · Medium Next-day ready Career data Verified
Cashiers process payments from customers buying goods and services. They may provide customer service.
Most common salary $50k – $62k
Upper salary up to $76k
Training 0-2 years
Description
Operates cash registers and receives payments for goods purchased by customers.
Typical work tasks
- 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.
Typical work environment
- Indoor work environment at retail or warehousing stores.
- Work occurs at counters and deals directly with the public.
- Frequently work in adequately heated and ventilated spaces.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Sedentary to medium work demand levels.
- Constantly stand, or sit on a high stool or chair at a checkout counter.
- Manually or electronically (by scanning) staff enter customer purchases into the till and receive cash, cheque, eftpos or credit card payments and issue receipts.
- Occasionally walks about the work area.
- Lifts and passes items purchased across the scanner (where used) and may also pack goods into bags or boxes.
- Lifting and carrying up to a medium physical demand range will be required when packing goods.
- Employees will need to insert and remove the cash draws for balancing at the beginning and end shifts and may also need to operate adding machines or calculators and refill paper rolls and ink supplies as necessary.
- Stretching and twisting movements are required on an occasional to frequent basis if packing is required.
- Bending, squatting or crouching movements are not a significant feature of the job.
- Frequent to constant repetitive hand and finger movements are necessary for operating electronic tills and cash-handling.
- Use of office hand-held objects and equipment such as computers, pens and calculators will be occasional.
- Mental skills necessary include cash-handling ability and communication skills.
Entry signal Reviewed
No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.
Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes
How this was determined (model-generated): Checkout operator: nil entry requirements, can start immediately.
Entry Requirements
- Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.