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Cashiers in California

Want to work as a Cashiers in California? Here’s what the data says. 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).

What do Cashiers Make in California?

For a cashiers working in California, the typical annual salary is $36,270 per year (or about $17.44/hour).Annual wages span from $33,910 at the 10th percentile to $47,630 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$33,910	$16.30
25th percentile	$34,780	$16.72
Median (50th)	$36,270	$17.44
75th percentile	$39,500	$18.99
90th percentile	$47,630	$22.90

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in California compared to the national average — is 0.95.

National Wage Comparison

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

Employment Outlook

National employment for 494,623 cashiers across the United States. In California alone, about 349,300 people work in this role. That’s higher than the typical state, which employs around 43,160 cashiers.

Top California Metros for Cashiers

These are the California metros with the most cashiers in California.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	114,090	$36,120
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	40,350	$39,520
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	38,730	$35,040
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	31,630	$36,110
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	20,500	$36,100
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	16,430	$41,890
Fresno, CA	9,720	$34,340
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	8,550	$34,730
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	7,620	$35,490
Stockton-Lodi, CA	6,170	$35,400
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	5,210	$37,780
Modesto, CA	4,980	$36,030
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	4,420	$35,960
Visalia, CA	4,220	$34,520
Salinas, CA	3,990	$36,470
Vallejo, CA	3,660	$37,240
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	3,030	$35,970
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	2,540	$36,660
Merced, CA	2,340	$34,640
El Centro, CA	2,150	$34,750
Redding, CA	2,080	$34,870
Chico, CA	2,010	$34,820
Yuba City, CA	1,540	$34,960
Napa, CA	1,510	$37,860
Hanford-Corcoran, CA	1,190	$35,140

Top States for Cashiers Employment

These states have the highest employment of 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

These states pay the most 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

Key cashiers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

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

Abilities

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

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• 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

Common tools and software used in this occupation include: Hot technologies: Apple Safari

Related Careers

Other careers like cashiers include:

• Pharmacy Aides
• First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
• First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers
• Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers
• Counter and Rental Clerks
• Retail Salespersons

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