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Cashiers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

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.

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This source lists 28 tasks, including 12 marked Core and 16 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2024.

28 tasks shown

Core · Task 2400 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.

Core · Task 2403 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Greet customers entering establishments.

Core · Task 2401 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.

Core · Task 18765 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.

Core · Task 2422 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Monitor checkout stations to ensure they have adequate cash available and are staffed appropriately.

Core · Task 2405 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.

Core · Task 21073 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Answer incoming phone calls.

Core · Task 2408 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.

Core · Task 2419 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Request information or assistance, using paging systems.

Core · Task 21072 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Help customers find the location of products.

Core · Task 2417 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Process merchandise returns and exchanges.

Core · Task 18766 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas, and complete other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans.

Supplemental · Task 2411 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales.

Supplemental · Task 2402 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.

Supplemental · Task 2406 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Issue trading stamps, and redeem food stamps and coupons.

Supplemental · Task 2423 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Post charges against guests' or patients' accounts.

Supplemental · Task 2412 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Compute and record totals of transactions.

Supplemental · Task 2410 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Weigh items sold by weight to determine prices.

Supplemental · Task 2416 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Sort, count, and wrap currency and coins.

Supplemental · Task 2414 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Keep periodic balance sheets of amounts and numbers of transactions.

Supplemental · Task 2421 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Compile and maintain non-monetary reports and records.

Supplemental · Task 18768 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Supervise others and provide on-the-job training.

Supplemental · Task 18767 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Assist with duties in other areas of the store, such as monitoring fitting rooms or bagging and carrying out customers' items.

Supplemental · Task 2413 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Sell tickets and other items to customers.

Supplemental · Task 21074 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Stock shelves, sort and reshelve returned items, and mark prices on items and shelves.

Supplemental · Task 2415 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Bag, box, wrap, or gift-wrap merchandise, and prepare packages for shipment.

Supplemental · Task 2409 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Cash checks for customers.

Supplemental · Task 2424 · 08/2024 · Incumbent

Offer customers carry-out service at the completion of transactions.

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