• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

41-2011 Cashiers

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. Excludes “Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers” (41-2012).

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National estimates for Cashiers
Industry profile for Cashiers
Geographic profile for Cashiers

National estimates for Cashiers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Cashiers:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
3,298,660	0.5 %	$ 14.77	$ 30,710	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cashiers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.86	$ 12.92	$ 14.29	$ 16.59	$ 17.88
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,580	$ 26,870	$ 29,720	$ 34,500	$ 37,190

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Industry profile for Cashiers:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Cashiers are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Cashiers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Cashiers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	840,920	27.70	$ 14.96	$ 31,110
Gasoline Stations	610,070	63.07	$ 14.12	$ 29,370
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	313,150	2.88	$ 13.93	$ 28,970
Health and Personal Care Retailers	171,460	15.46	$ 15.71	$ 32,670
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	146,630	11.82	$ 15.80	$ 32,870

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Cashiers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Gasoline Stations	610,070	63.07	$ 14.12	$ 29,370
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers	76,400	43.97	$ 15.13	$ 31,460
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only)	840,920	27.70	$ 14.96	$ 31,110
Health and Personal Care Retailers	171,460	15.46	$ 15.71	$ 32,670
Building Material and Supplies Dealers	146,630	11.82	$ 15.80	$ 32,870

Top paying industries for Cashiers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution	80	0.07	$ 36.66	$ 76,250
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	600	0.15	$ 21.80	$ 45,340
Outpatient Care Centers	150	0.01	$ 21.66	$ 45,060
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	750	0.04	$ 21.54	$ 44,790
Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	21,680	0.39	$ 21.30	$ 44,310

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Geographic profile for Cashiers:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Cashiers are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Cashiers, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Cashiers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	371,350	20.69	0.95	$ 18.02	$ 37,490
Texas	282,140	20.81	0.96	$ 13.45	$ 27,970
Florida	210,950	22.05	1.01	$ 13.97	$ 29,050
New York	177,810	18.93	0.87	$ 17.38	$ 36,160
Pennsylvania	125,990	21.18	0.98	$ 13.54	$ 28,160

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cashiers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Mississippi	35,510	30.88	1.42	$ 11.27	$ 23,430
Iowa	44,750	28.97	1.33	$ 13.73	$ 28,560
Louisiana	52,570	28.39	1.31	$ 11.85	$ 24,660
New Hampshire	19,140	28.35	1.31	$ 14.78	$ 30,730
South Dakota	12,530	28.19	1.30	$ 13.80	$ 28,710

Top paying states for Cashiers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	62,930	18.00	0.83	$ 18.42	$ 38,320
California	371,350	20.69	0.95	$ 18.02	$ 37,490
District of Columbia	6,820	9.72	0.45	$ 17.96	$ 37,360
New York	177,810	18.93	0.87	$ 17.38	$ 36,160
Alaska	5,720	18.36	0.85	$ 17.04	$ 35,430

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Cashiers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	173,030	18.22	0.84	$ 17.67	$ 36,750
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	125,060	20.22	0.93	$ 17.88	$ 37,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	89,090	19.77	0.91	$ 15.85	$ 32,970
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	74,600	18.81	0.87	$ 13.93	$ 28,970
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	65,450	20.59	0.95	$ 13.61	$ 28,320
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	61,510	21.74	1.00	$ 14.69	$ 30,560
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	59,110	20.98	0.97	$ 13.32	$ 27,700
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	59,010	19.08	0.88	$ 16.10	$ 33,480
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	56,110	20.62	0.95	$ 14.09	$ 29,310
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	48,450	17.54	0.81	$ 16.82	$ 34,990

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Cashiers:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	2,520	46.14	2.12	$ 14.98	$ 31,150
Ocean City, NJ	1,790	44.44	2.05	$ 15.38	$ 31,980
Muskegon, MI	2,500	40.52	1.87	$ 13.69	$ 28,470
Goldsboro, NC	1,520	38.00	1.75	$ 12.11	$ 25,180
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	3,090	37.92	1.75	$ 12.33	$ 25,640
Jacksonville, NC	1,950	37.66	1.73	$ 12.19	$ 25,360
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	6,640	37.14	1.71	$ 12.47	$ 25,940
Hattiesburg, MS	2,310	37.01	1.70	$ 10.90	$ 22,670
Hammond, LA	1,730	37.00	1.70	$ 11.44	$ 23,790
Rocky Mount, NC	1,930	35.78	1.65	$ 12.28	$ 25,540