Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers

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

**Indicative skill level:**

Most occupations in this minor group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications outlined below.

#### In Australia:

- AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

#### In New Zealand:

- NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

**Tasks include:**

- 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