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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
3,296,040 0.7 % $ 13.81 $ 28,730 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for Cashiers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 10.31 $ 11.50 $ 13.58 $ 15.24 $ 17.26
Annual Wage (2) $ 21,440 $ 23,920 $ 28,240 $ 31,690 $ 35,900


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) 813,550 27.25 $ 14.01 $ 29,150
Gasoline Stations 607,580 64.40 $ 13.10 $ 27,250
General Merchandise Retailers 587,360 18.25 $ 13.66 $ 28,420
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 329,720 3.17 $ 12.99 $ 27,020
Health and Personal Care Retailers 188,960 17.25 $ 14.73 $ 30,630

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 607,580 64.40 $ 13.10 $ 27,250
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers 72,990 42.27 $ 14.32 $ 29,790
Food and Beverage Retailers (4451 and 4452 only) 813,550 27.25 $ 14.01 $ 29,150
General Merchandise Retailers 587,360 18.25 $ 13.66 $ 28,420
Health and Personal Care Retailers 188,960 17.25 $ 14.73 $ 30,630

Top paying industries for Cashiers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Natural Gas Distribution 120 0.11 $ 33.52 $ 69,720
Legal Services (8) (8) $ 29.08 $ 60,480
Waste Treatment and Disposal 90 0.10 $ 23.28 $ 48,430
Outpatient Care Centers 120 0.01 $ 22.62 $ 47,040
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 630 0.17 $ 20.69 $ 43,040


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 2022


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 390,590 22.15 0.99 $ 16.81 $ 34,970
Texas 286,660 22.06 0.99 $ 12.68 $ 26,370
Florida 217,210 23.58 1.06 $ 12.90 $ 26,840
New York 179,810 19.74 0.89 $ 16.31 $ 33,920
North Carolina 127,220 27.37 1.23 $ 12.11 $ 25,190


Map of location quotient of cashiers by state, May 2022


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 58,890 31.87 1.43 $ 10.88 $ 22,630
Iowa 47,090 30.97 1.39 $ 12.93 $ 26,900
Mississippi 33,990 30.04 1.35 $ 10.54 $ 21,930
South Dakota 12,040 27.65 1.24 $ 13.06 $ 27,160
North Carolina 127,220 27.37 1.23 $ 12.11 $ 25,190


Map of annual mean wages of cashiers by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Cashiers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 58,660 17.23 0.77 $ 17.28 $ 35,940
District of Columbia 7,820 11.34 0.51 $ 16.98 $ 35,320
California 390,590 22.15 0.99 $ 16.81 $ 34,970
New York 179,810 19.74 0.89 $ 16.31 $ 33,920
Massachusetts 69,560 19.51 0.88 $ 16.14 $ 33,560



Map of employment of cashiers by area, May 2022


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 172,480 18.78 0.84 $ 16.55 $ 34,420
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 130,650 21.42 0.96 $ 16.40 $ 34,120
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 89,820 20.34 0.91 $ 14.91 $ 31,020
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 74,160 19.49 0.87 $ 13.14 $ 27,320
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 66,500 21.77 0.98 $ 12.84 $ 26,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 59,310 19.59 0.88 $ 15.21 $ 31,630
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 58,450 22.28 1.00 $ 13.04 $ 27,110
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 57,690 20.83 0.93 $ 13.39 $ 27,840
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 53,790 19.72 0.88 $ 12.29 $ 25,570
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 50,210 18.57 0.83 $ 16.21 $ 33,720


Map of location quotient of cashiers by area, May 2022


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 2,540 46.71 2.10 $ 14.19 $ 29,520
Ocean City, NJ 1,740 43.59 1.96 $ 14.32 $ 29,780
Hammond, LA 1,870 41.15 1.85 $ 10.70 $ 22,260
Jacksonville, NC 2,030 40.71 1.83 $ 11.27 $ 23,440
Goldsboro, NC 1,580 40.06 1.80 $ 11.13 $ 23,150
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL 3,140 39.98 1.79 $ 11.52 $ 23,960
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 6,750 39.19 1.76 $ 11.54 $ 24,000
Hattiesburg, MS 2,380 38.37 1.72 $ 10.07 $ 20,940
Muskegon, MI 2,290 37.56 1.69 $ 12.65 $ 26,300
Rocky Mount, NC 2,010 37.20 1.67 $ 11.34 $ 23,590


Map of annual mean wages of cashiers by area, May 2022


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 18,150 16.16 0.72 $ 19.15 $ 39,830
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 46,510 19.44 0.87 $ 18.96 $ 39,440
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 29,990 14.72 0.66 $ 17.95 $ 37,340
Santa Rosa, CA 5,350 26.29 1.18 $ 17.71 $ 36,840
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 1,090 22.07 0.99 $ 17.62 $ 36,650
Napa, CA 1,680 22.70 1.02 $ 17.56 $ 36,530
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 1,790 19.77 0.89 $ 17.33 $ 36,050
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA 4,050 29.39 1.32 $ 17.21 $ 35,790
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 2,230 18.49 0.83 $ 17.09 $ 35,540
Salinas, CA 4,230 23.27 1.04 $ 17.02 $ 35,390

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 11,620 30.31 1.36 $ 11.35 $ 23,600
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 9,690 30.11 1.35 $ 11.91 $ 24,780
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 9,000 36.78 1.65 $ 11.33 $ 23,560
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 8,610 31.46 1.41 $ 11.33 $ 23,560
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 8,400 33.57 1.51 $ 11.45 $ 23,810

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 4,080 44.85 2.01 $ 11.47 $ 23,860
Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 2,920 43.79 1.96 $ 9.96 $ 20,720
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area 3,570 43.70 1.96 $ 12.11 $ 25,190
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 4,120 42.12 1.89 $ 10.56 $ 21,960
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area 2,570 41.07 1.84 $ 10.10 $ 21,010

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 3,750 29.95 1.34 $ 16.75 $ 34,840
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,730 35.84 1.61 $ 16.66 $ 34,640
Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 2,160 35.55 1.59 $ 16.53 $ 34,370
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 3,300 32.76 1.47 $ 16.33 $ 33,970
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 1,710 27.96 1.25 $ 16.32 $ 33,940


About May 2022 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 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023