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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

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).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
3,596,630 0.6 % $11.72 $24,370 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.73 $9.77 $11.37 $12.77 $15.04
Annual Wage (2) $18,150 $20,320 $23,650 $26,550 $31,270


Industry profile for this occupation:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 865,150 29.72 $12.01 $24,990
General Merchandise Stores 764,880 24.44 $11.70 $24,340
Gasoline Stations 616,320 66.01 $10.98 $22,830
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 345,220 3.19 $10.90 $22,680
Health and Personal Care Stores 193,610 18.27 $12.18 $25,340

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Gasoline Stations 616,320 66.01 $10.98 $22,830
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores 75,020 46.27 $11.86 $24,660
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 865,150 29.72 $12.01 $24,990
General Merchandise Stores 764,880 24.44 $11.70 $24,340
Home Furnishings Stores 48,380 18.98 $11.76 $24,470

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 920 0.05 $18.73 $38,960
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 7,430 0.34 $18.21 $37,880
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 790 0.20 $17.45 $36,300
Telecommunications 60 0.01 $16.60 $34,530
Legal Services 30 (7) $16.49 $34,310


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 431,140 24.80 1.01 $13.89 $28,900
Texas 284,770 22.91 0.94 $11.02 $22,930
Florida 229,830 26.14 1.07 $11.08 $23,050
New York 198,340 20.83 0.85 $13.37 $27,810
Pennsylvania 140,150 23.75 0.97 $10.61 $22,060




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

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mississippi 41,340 36.64 1.50 $9.70 $20,180
Louisiana 64,340 33.48 1.37 $9.84 $20,470
New Hampshire 21,500 32.55 1.33 $11.32 $23,550
Alabama 61,180 30.99 1.27 $10.25 $21,320
Delaware 13,940 30.84 1.26 $11.12 $23,130




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 7,680 10.61 0.43 $14.99 $31,180
Washington 66,200 19.95 0.81 $14.74 $30,660
California 431,140 24.80 1.01 $13.89 $28,900
Alaska 7,010 22.12 0.90 $13.57 $28,230
Massachusetts 77,840 21.51 0.88 $13.48 $28,040





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

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 195,370 20.23 0.83 $13.25 $27,550
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 144,500 23.16 0.95 $13.55 $28,180
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 99,570 21.29 0.87 $11.96 $24,880
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 81,100 25.51 1.04 $12.61 $26,230
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 74,190 20.29 0.83 $11.03 $22,940
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 70,900 26.83 1.10 $11.15 $23,190
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 67,090 24.45 1.00 $10.58 $22,010
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 66,410 23.09 0.94 $11.17 $23,240
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 66,240 21.70 0.89 $11.12 $23,130
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 57,830 20.67 0.84 $13.34 $27,740




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sebring, FL 1,380 53.50 2.18 $10.74 $22,350
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 2,610 51.46 2.10 $12.18 $25,340
Jacksonville, NC 2,380 50.36 2.06 $10.28 $21,370
Hammond, LA 2,160 48.94 2.00 $9.69 $20,160
Hattiesburg, MS 3,030 47.64 1.95 $9.11 $18,950
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL 2,430 45.93 1.88 $11.70 $24,330
Ocean City, NJ 1,810 45.72 1.87 $11.90 $24,750
Bay City, MI 1,490 44.78 1.83 $11.11 $23,100
Grants Pass, OR 1,190 44.65 1.82 $12.40 $25,790
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 7,220 43.14 1.76 $10.47 $21,780




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 19,060 16.71 0.68 $15.71 $32,680
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 52,380 21.19 0.87 $15.46 $32,150
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 34,610 17.13 0.70 $15.30 $31,830
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 1,130 22.54 0.92 $15.16 $31,530
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 2,640 29.44 1.20 $15.12 $31,450
Santa Rosa, CA 5,900 28.37 1.16 $14.80 $30,780
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 2,160 28.30 1.16 $14.63 $30,430
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 2,300 20.18 0.82 $14.48 $30,120
Fairbanks, AK 740 21.99 0.90 $14.48 $30,110
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 2,640 26.66 1.09 $14.40 $29,950

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 11,160 28.31 1.16 $10.11 $21,030
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 10,710 43.07 1.76 $9.63 $20,030
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 8,940 34.38 1.40 $9.73 $20,230
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 8,800 26.33 1.08 $10.93 $22,730
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 7,850 33.44 1.37 $9.55 $19,860

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 3,260 49.85 2.04 $9.42 $19,600
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area 5,890 48.13 1.97 $9.39 $19,540
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 3,400 47.14 1.93 $9.32 $19,400
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 3,050 46.92 1.92 $9.96 $20,720
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 4,690 46.53 1.90 $9.22 $19,180

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 3,200 26.06 1.06 $14.74 $30,670
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 3,870 31.43 1.28 $14.51 $30,180
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,310 32.87 1.34 $14.23 $29,590
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 2,070 34.99 1.43 $13.46 $28,000
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 1,990 32.69 1.33 $13.41 $27,890


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020