ANZSCO 6311

Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers

Overview

EMPLOYED

125,600

PART-TIME SHARE

82%

FEMALE SHARE

70%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,108

MEDIAN AGE

20

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

-5,900

About this data

Summary

Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers operate cash registers and receive payments from customers, and issue receipts and return change due.

Tasks

  • Scanning, weighing and recording prices of goods
  • Receiving and processing payments for goods and services by cash, cheques, gift vouchers, credit and debit cards and other payment types
  • Issuing sales dockets and giving change
  • Maintaining supplies of change, wrapping and other materials used at checkout
  • Counting and recording money received and balancing against register sales records, and preparing money for deposit in financial institutions
  • Recording and balancing petty cash disbursements
  • Operating a computer terminal to administer the store's financial transaction system
  • Cashing authorised cheques

ANZSCO Classification

Details

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 18% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 39 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,108 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $29 $43

    Industries

    Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    26.8%

    Victoria

    25.0%

    Queensland

    21.1%

    South Australia

    8.6%

    Tasmania

    2.2%

    Northern Territory

    1.2%

    Australian Capital Territory

    1.3%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers All Occupations
    Median age 20 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 70% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers
    15–19 5.2 39.6
    20–24 9.1 18.6
    25–34 22.7 13.7
    35–44 22.3 8.3
    45–54 20.4 8.6
    55–59 8.8 4.8
    60–64 6.5 4.0
    65 and Over 4.9 2.4

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 3.4
    Bachelor degree 23.2 7.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 5.5
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 9.3
    Year 12 15.9 32.5
    Year 11 4.0 13.1
    Year 10 and below 9.7 25.5
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.