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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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 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)
3,318,020 0.5 % $ 12.87 $ 26,770 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cashiers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 8.93 $ 10.90 $ 13.11 $ 14.20 $ 16.94
Annual Wage (2) $ 18,580 $ 22,670 $ 27,260 $ 29,540 $ 35,230


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 Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 843,270 28.51 $ 13.18 $ 27,410
Gasoline Stations 611,070 66.05 $ 12.03 $ 25,030
General Merchandise Stores 579,070 18.77 $ 12.89 $ 26,820
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 353,800 3.75 $ 11.82 $ 24,590
Health and Personal Care Stores 199,650 19.79 $ 13.72 $ 28,540

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 611,070 66.05 $ 12.03 $ 25,030
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores 74,370 44.99 $ 12.97 $ 26,970
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only) 843,270 28.51 $ 13.18 $ 27,410
Health and Personal Care Stores 199,650 19.79 $ 13.72 $ 28,540
General Merchandise Stores 579,070 18.77 $ 12.89 $ 26,820

Top paying industries for Cashiers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Legal Services (8) (8) $ 28.23 $ 58,720
Natural Gas Distribution 190 0.17 $ 26.13 $ 54,350
Waste Treatment and Disposal (8) (8) $ 25.40 $ 52,840
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 210 1.01 $ 24.03 $ 49,970
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 690 0.18 $ 19.87 $ 41,340


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.



Map of employment of cashiers by state, May 2021


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 405,670 24.54 1.04 $ 15.70 $ 32,650
Texas 305,460 24.98 1.06 $ 11.81 $ 24,560
Florida 203,420 23.64 1.00 $ 11.89 $ 24,740
New York 178,030 20.54 0.87 $ 15.18 $ 31,580
Pennsylvania 128,530 23.02 0.98 $ 11.38 $ 23,670


Map of location quotient of cashiers by state, May 2021


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)
Louisiana 59,430 33.13 1.41 $ 10.18 $ 21,170
Mississippi 33,680 30.57 1.30 $ 10.06 $ 20,920
Iowa 44,250 29.80 1.27 $ 12.05 $ 25,060
West Virginia 19,010 28.91 1.23 $ 10.94 $ 22,760
Delaware 12,520 28.75 1.22 $ 12.52 $ 26,040


Map of annual mean wages of cashiers by state, May 2021


Top paying states for Cashiers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 59,050 18.42 0.78 $ 16.30 $ 33,910
District of Columbia 6,400 9.67 0.41 $ 16.25 $ 33,800
California 405,670 24.54 1.04 $ 15.70 $ 32,650
New York 178,030 20.54 0.87 $ 15.18 $ 31,580
Massachusetts 68,630 20.22 0.86 $ 15.04 $ 31,270



Map of employment of cashiers by area, May 2021


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 171,550 19.77 0.84 $ 15.43 $ 32,090
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 129,940 22.72 0.96 $ 15.34 $ 31,910
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 89,770 21.21 0.90 $ 13.40 $ 27,870
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 78,940 21.99 0.93 $ 12.20 $ 25,370
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 71,320 24.62 1.05 $ 12.08 $ 25,130
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 59,630 22.46 0.95 $ 12.53 $ 26,060
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 57,300 19.54 0.83 $ 14.21 $ 29,550
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 56,930 23.21 0.99 $ 12.05 $ 25,050
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 55,660 21.51 0.91 $ 11.18 $ 23,260
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 50,230 19.43 0.82 $ 14.96 $ 31,110


Map of location quotient of cashiers by area, May 2021


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 2,630 50.11 2.13 $ 13.60 $ 28,280
Hammond, LA 1,970 44.63 1.89 $ 9.84 $ 20,470
Ocean City, NJ 1,740 44.57 1.89 $ 13.36 $ 27,790
Jacksonville, NC 2,020 42.09 1.79 $ 10.32 $ 21,460
Goldsboro, NC 1,580 39.97 1.70 $ 10.36 $ 21,550
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 2,930 39.37 1.67 $ 11.09 $ 23,080
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 6,300 38.83 1.65 $ 10.75 $ 22,350
Rocky Mount, NC 2,040 38.45 1.63 $ 10.45 $ 21,730
Redding, CA 2,420 37.16 1.58 $ 14.90 $ 30,980
Merced, CA 2,620 36.40 1.55 $ 14.85 $ 30,880


Map of annual mean wages of cashiers by area, May 2021


Top paying metropolitan areas for Cashiers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 18,780 17.57 0.75 $ 18.20 $ 37,860
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 49,060 21.88 0.93 $ 17.74 $ 36,910
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 30,920 16.12 0.68 $ 17.02 $ 35,400
Santa Rosa, CA 5,640 29.39 1.25 $ 16.65 $ 34,630
Napa, CA 1,850 26.77 1.14 $ 16.50 $ 34,320
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 1,090 23.23 0.99 $ 16.46 $ 34,230
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 1,780 20.56 0.87 $ 16.37 $ 34,060
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 2,190 19.55 0.83 $ 15.99 $ 33,260
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 3,120 33.47 1.42 $ 15.96 $ 33,200
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 4,440 34.28 1.46 $ 15.96 $ 33,200

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Cashiers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 11,570 30.79 1.31 $ 10.62 $ 22,090
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 9,590 30.50 1.29 $ 11.31 $ 23,510
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 8,920 37.13 1.58 $ 10.29 $ 21,390
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 8,830 36.14 1.53 $ 10.40 $ 21,640
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 7,960 29.94 1.27 $ 10.88 $ 22,620

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 4,210 46.73 1.98 $ 10.43 $ 21,690
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 2,920 44.52 1.89 $ 9.49 $ 19,740
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 2,750 44.34 1.88 $ 9.59 $ 19,950
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area 1,790 43.27 1.84 $ 12.56 $ 26,130
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 4,120 43.14 1.83 $ 10.01 $ 20,820

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Cashiers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 3,660 30.62 1.30 $ 15.79 $ 32,850
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 4,070 40.71 1.73 $ 15.42 $ 32,060
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 2,300 40.14 1.70 $ 15.24 $ 31,710
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,650 37.31 1.58 $ 15.16 $ 31,530
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 1,580 27.32 1.16 $ 15.09 $ 31,390


About May 2021 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.

(8) Estimate not released.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022