Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

41-2011 Cashiers

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 "Gaming Cage Persons and Booth Cashiers" (41-2012).

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
3,635,550	0.6 %	$11.17	$23,240	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$8.49	$9.34	$10.78	$12.01	$14.47
Annual Wage (2)	$17,660	$19,430	$22,430	$24,990	$30,110

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	910,400	31.14	$11.43	$23,780
General Merchandise Stores	767,330	24.11	$11.08	$23,040
Gasoline Stations	613,080	65.56	$10.53	$21,890
Restaurants and Other Eating Places	337,030	3.15	$10.50	$21,840
Health and Personal Care Stores	199,790	18.75	$11.54	$24,000

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Gasoline Stations	613,080	65.56	$10.53	$21,890
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores	71,250	44.67	$11.33	$23,560
Food and Beverage Stores (4451 and 4452 only)	910,400	31.14	$11.43	$23,780
General Merchandise Stores	767,330	24.11	$11.08	$23,040
Health and Personal Care Stores	199,790	18.75	$11.54	$24,000

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	920	0.05	$18.80	$39,100
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	880	0.22	$17.15	$35,660
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	7,320	0.34	$16.97	$35,290
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	22,640	0.41	$14.99	$31,180
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	40	0.02	$14.48	$30,120

Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	420,430	24.72	0.98	$13.20	$27,450
Texas	273,590	22.58	0.90	$10.58	$22,000
Florida	242,900	28.22	1.12	$10.51	$21,870
New York	197,490	21.04	0.84	$12.28	$25,540
Pennsylvania	145,340	24.85	0.99	$10.17	$21,160

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Mississippi	42,120	37.48	1.49	$9.43	$19,620
Louisiana	70,630	36.91	1.47	$9.51	$19,790
New Hampshire	22,400	34.30	1.37	$10.95	$22,780
Alabama	65,540	33.72	1.34	$9.91	$20,620
South Carolina	66,960	32.47	1.29	$9.69	$20,160

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	7,150	10.04	0.40	$14.28	$29,700
Washington	67,720	20.78	0.83	$14.11	$29,350
Alaska	6,670	21.16	0.84	$13.48	$28,030
California	420,430	24.72	0.98	$13.20	$27,450
Massachusetts	75,960	21.27	0.85	$12.65	$26,310

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	198,980	20.95	0.83	$12.16	$25,300
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	143,310	23.42	0.93	$12.91	$26,860
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	105,160	22.65	0.90	$11.41	$23,740
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	83,890	26.76	1.07	$12.09	$25,150
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	71,770	27.71	1.10	$10.54	$21,930
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	69,030	25.73	1.02	$10.21	$21,230
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	68,890	24.18	0.96	$10.70	$22,250
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	68,860	19.30	0.77	$10.73	$22,320
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	64,340	21.57	0.86	$10.52	$21,870
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	57,780	20.94	0.83	$12.53	$26,060