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Cashiers in Pennsylvania

Want to work as a Cashiers in Pennsylvania? 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 Pennsylvania?

For cashiers working in Pennsylvania, the typical annual salary is $28,690 per year (or roughly $13.79/hour).Annual wages span from $21,980 at the 10th percentile to $35,860 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$21,980	$10.57
25th percentile	$25,300	$12.16
Median (50th)	$28,690	$13.79
75th percentile	$33,090	$15.91
90th percentile	$35,860	$17.24

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Pennsylvania relative to the national average — is 0.91.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, cashiers earn a median of $38,626 per year ($18.57/hour), below the Pennsylvania median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 494,623 cashiers across the United States. In Pennsylvania alone, approximately 111,340 people work in this role. That’s more than the typical state, which employs around 43,160 cashiers.

Top Pennsylvania Metros for Cashiers

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

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	54,450	$31,470
Pittsburgh, PA	20,940	$29,010
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	7,050	$30,110
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	5,710	$28,610
Lancaster, PA	5,380	$28,250
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA	5,220	$27,290
York-Hanover, PA	4,010	$29,220
Reading, PA	3,770	$28,670
Erie, PA	2,460	$28,070
Altoona, PA	1,570	$26,170
Chambersburg, PA	1,550	$28,490
Johnstown, PA	1,330	$26,460
Lebanon, PA	1,330	$27,610
State College, PA	1,280	$28,510
Williamsport, PA	1,120	$26,220
Gettysburg, PA	620	$27,730

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

The most important 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

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

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Apple Safari

Related Careers

Related occupations to 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