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Cashiers in Alaska

Considering working as a Cashiers in Alaska? Here’s what you need to know. 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).

$36,050 Median Annual Wage (Alaska)

$38,626 National Median Annual Wage

5,950 Alaska Employment

Some Preparation Needed Typical Preparation

What do Cashiers Make in Alaska?

For a cashiers working in Alaska, the typical annual salary is $36,050 per year (or roughly $17.33/hour).Earnings range from $29,370 at the 10th percentile to $44,970 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$29,370	$14.12
25th percentile	$31,100	$14.95
Median (50th)	$36,050	$17.33
75th percentile	$37,360	$17.96
90th percentile	$44,970	$21.62

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Alaska nationwide is 0.91.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, cashiers earn a median of $38,626 per year ($18.57/hour), lower than the Alaska median.

Cashiers earnings in Alaska vs. the national average

Employment Outlook

National employment for 494,623 cashiers across the United States. In Alaska alone, about 5,950 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 43,160 cashiers.

Cashiers in Alaska vs. the average state

Top Alaska Metros for Cashiers

The metro areas below employ the most cashiers in Alaska.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	2,790	$36,110
Fairbanks-College, AK	690	$36,640

Top States for Cashiers Employment

View the states that employ the most cashiers work.

State	Number Employed
California	349,300
Texas	266,210
Florida	197,310
New York	163,700
Illinois	118,010
North Carolina	115,170
Ohio	112,650
Pennsylvania	111,340
Georgia	96,120
New Jersey	93,270
Michigan	89,450
Virginia	84,500
Wisconsin	70,810
Arizona	70,780
Missouri	69,980
Tennessee	68,830
Indiana	67,770
Massachusetts	62,060
Washington	59,660
South Carolina	59,470

Highest-Paying States for Cashiers

The highest-paying states for cashiers.

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$37,540
Washington	$37,300
California	$36,270
Alaska	$36,050
Colorado	$35,760
Vermont	$35,090
New York	$35,030
Hawaii	$34,930
Massachusetts	$34,800
Oregon	$34,220

Skills

The most important cashiers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Service Orientation 3.1 / 5

Active Listening 3.0 / 5

Social Perceptiveness 3.0 / 5

Speaking 3.0 / 5

Reading Comprehension 2.8 / 5

Critical Thinking 2.8 / 5

Knowledge Areas

Important knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Customer and Personal Service 4.0 / 5

English Language 3.4 / 5

Sales and Marketing 3.1 / 5

Administration and Management 2.9 / 5

Mathematics 2.9 / 5

Administrative 2.8 / 5

Abilities

Top abilities for cashiers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Oral Comprehension 3.5 / 5

Oral Expression 3.5 / 5

Near Vision 3.2 / 5

Speech Clarity 3.1 / 5

Written Comprehension 3.1 / 5

Information Ordering 3.0 / 5

Daily Tasks

Cashiers typically:

Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
Greet customers entering establishments.
Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
Monitor checkout stations to ensure they have adequate cash available and are staffed appropriately.
Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
Answer incoming phone calls.
Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.
Request information or assistance, using paging systems.
Help customers find the location of products.
Process merchandise returns and exchanges.
Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas, and complete other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans.

Work Activities

Getting Information
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
Communicating with People Outside the Organization
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
Working with Computers
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Handling and Moving Objects
Training and Teaching Others
Performing Administrative Activities

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Apple Safari

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Also Known As

Auction Clerk, Bottle Booth Attendant, Box Office Attendant, Bridge Toll Collector, Cage Cashier, Cart Attendant, Cash Checker, Cash Office Worker, Cash Person, Cash Register Operator (Cash Register Op), Cashier, Cashier Associate, Cashier Host, Cashier Hostess, Cashier Stocker.

References

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
O*NET-SOC code: 41-2011.00

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