Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2012

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)
3,314,010 0.4 % $9.79 $20,370 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.89 $8.41 $9.12 $10.61 $13.20
Annual Wage (2) $16,410 $17,490 $18,970 $22,060 $27,450


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)
Grocery Stores 831,770 33.30 $10.24 $21,310
Gasoline Stations 552,720 66.09 $9.10 $18,920
Other General Merchandise Stores 378,210 23.20 $9.92 $20,640
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 243,500 2.73 $8.90 $18,510
Department Stores 215,320 13.88 $9.24 $19,220

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 552,720 66.09 $9.10 $18,920
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores 73,020 51.91 $9.72 $20,220
Grocery Stores 831,770 33.30 $10.24 $21,310
Other General Merchandise Stores 378,210 23.20 $9.92 $20,640
Book Stores and News Dealers 20,560 21.33 $9.37 $19,490

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Rail Transportation 50 0.02 $18.25 $37,970
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 820 0.04 $17.91 $37,250
State Government (OES Designation) 6,560 0.30 $16.36 $34,040
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 1,380 0.35 $15.61 $32,470
General Freight Trucking 60 0.01 $15.37 $31,970


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 341,150 23.85 0.94 $11.37 $23,660
Texas 238,320 22.53 0.89 $9.26 $19,270
Florida 204,480 28.11 1.11 $9.37 $19,480
New York 192,660 22.55 0.89 $9.81 $20,390
Pennsylvania 155,170 27.73 1.09 $9.39 $19,530




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)
Alabama 67,200 36.83 1.45 $8.75 $18,200
Louisiana 67,820 36.30 1.43 $8.94 $18,590
New Hampshire 22,120 36.11 1.42 $9.61 $19,980
Mississippi 37,880 35.06 1.38 $9.07 $18,860
Montana 14,580 33.72 1.33 $9.84 $20,470




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 64,250 23.25 0.91 $12.59 $26,180
Alaska 6,790 21.29 0.84 $12.00 $24,950
Oregon 35,570 22.09 0.87 $11.42 $23,740
California 341,150 23.85 0.94 $11.37 $23,660
District of Columbia 6,910 10.58 0.42 $11.28 $23,460





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-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 104,320 20.23 0.80 $10.17 $21,150
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 91,380 25.10 0.99 $10.16 $21,130
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 85,330 22.04 0.87 $10.83 $22,530
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 54,010 20.46 0.80 $9.48 $19,710
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 52,510 23.22 0.91 $9.44 $19,640
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 48,920 20.88 0.82 $10.63 $22,110
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 44,790 24.57 0.97 $10.16 $21,130
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 40,290 19.21 0.76 $9.37 $19,480
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 34,500 19.71 0.78 $10.07 $20,950
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 33,950 19.62 0.77 $10.36 $21,560




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

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 5,660 51.18 2.01 $8.78 $18,270
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 2,330 44.71 1.76 $8.78 $18,260
Hattiesburg, MS 2,530 44.55 1.75 $8.74 $18,170
Ocean City, NJ 1,660 44.27 1.74 $10.18 $21,170
Lake Havasu City - Kingman, AZ 1,910 43.62 1.71 $10.12 $21,050
Auburn-Opelika, AL 2,030 41.99 1.65 $8.54 $17,770
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA 1,590 41.42 1.63 $10.97 $22,810
Dothan, AL 2,310 41.26 1.62 $8.60 $17,880
Anniston-Oxford, AL 1,790 40.49 1.59 $8.60 $17,900
Anderson, IN 1,540 40.10 1.58 $8.66 $18,010




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 26,110 18.53 0.73 $13.43 $27,920
Olympia, WA 2,330 24.88 0.98 $13.32 $27,710
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 4,740 27.43 1.08 $13.19 $27,430
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 2,080 26.52 1.04 $13.17 $27,400
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 21,120 21.11 0.83 $12.84 $26,720
Salinas, CA 3,710 23.84 0.94 $12.72 $26,460
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 24,080 24.79 0.97 $12.62 $26,260
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 7,300 28.58 1.12 $12.57 $26,140
Napa, CA 1,320 21.10 0.83 $12.54 $26,090
Bellingham, WA 2,460 32.76 1.29 $12.53 $26,060

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 11,580 30.20 1.19 $8.64 $17,960
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 9,850 33.96 1.33 $8.83 $18,360
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 8,740 30.44 1.20 $9.46 $19,680
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area 8,350 30.06 1.18 $8.92 $18,550
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area 7,730 30.48 1.20 $8.58 $17,840

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

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,290 51.98 2.04 $8.98 $18,680
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 6,390 51.17 2.01 $8.83 $18,370
South Western Utah nonmetropolitan area 1,050 49.82 1.96 $9.09 $18,920
Hammond nonmetropolitan area 2,540 49.33 1.94 $8.91 $18,530
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area 3,850 48.07 1.89 $8.58 $17,850

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 810 23.32 0.92 $12.92 $26,880
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 1,640 22.43 0.88 $12.33 $25,640
North Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,950 26.47 1.04 $12.24 $25,460
Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 1,820 38.58 1.52 $12.15 $25,270
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 2,010 32.66 1.28 $12.11 $25,190


About May 2012 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly mean wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2012 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2012 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2012 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2012 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2012 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2013