Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2011

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)
3,314,870 0.4 % $9.73 $20,230 0.3 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $7.80 $8.34 $9.05 $10.50 $12.94
Annual Wage (2) $16,230 $17,340 $18,820 $21,850 $26,920


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 834,870 33.76 $10.19 $21,200
Gasoline Stations 537,760 65.36 $9.05 $18,830
Other General Merchandise Stores 352,630 23.00 $9.75 $20,280
Department Stores 209,570 13.58 $9.24 $19,220
Limited-Service Eating Places 190,230 4.64 $8.77 $18,240

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 537,760 65.36 $9.05 $18,830
Beer, Wine, and Liquor Stores 71,390 51.35 $9.59 $19,950
Grocery Stores 834,870 33.76 $10.19 $21,200
Other General Merchandise Stores 352,630 23.00 $9.75 $20,280
Book, Periodical, and Music Stores 29,330 21.99 $9.41 $19,560

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 $20.26 $42,130
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 790 0.04 $17.86 $37,150
State Government (OES Designation) 6,390 0.28 $16.40 $34,110
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution 1,450 0.37 $15.22 $31,650
Outpatient Care Centers 380 0.06 $14.73 $30,640


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 335,670 23.91 0.93 $11.28 $23,450
Texas 251,310 24.39 0.94 $9.21 $19,160
Florida 202,500 28.31 1.10 $9.28 $19,310
New York 195,930 23.25 0.90 $9.82 $20,430
Pennsylvania 152,840 27.54 1.07 $9.31 $19,370




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 41,100 38.30 1.48 $9.00 $18,710
Alabama 65,360 36.12 1.40 $8.82 $18,350
New Hampshire 21,670 35.71 1.38 $9.57 $19,910
Louisiana 65,100 35.39 1.37 $8.87 $18,440
South Carolina 57,620 32.50 1.26 $8.81 $18,320




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 61,060 22.44 0.87 $12.19 $25,350
Alaska 6,510 20.78 0.80 $11.73 $24,400
California 335,670 23.91 0.93 $11.28 $23,450
Oregon 34,790 21.93 0.85 $11.21 $23,320
Hawaii 14,790 25.62 0.99 $11.21 $23,320





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 106,250 20.99 0.81 $10.28 $21,370
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL Metropolitan Division 89,400 24.95 0.97 $9.93 $20,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 85,340 22.32 0.86 $10.84 $22,540
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX 57,660 22.60 0.87 $9.44 $19,640
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA 54,480 24.45 0.95 $9.39 $19,520
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 47,290 20.47 0.79 $10.39 $21,620
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 43,950 24.21 0.94 $9.97 $20,750
Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division 42,220 20.65 0.80 $9.39 $19,520
Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ 35,120 20.68 0.80 $10.97 $22,820
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 34,290 20.04 0.78 $9.82 $20,430




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)
Kankakee-Bradley, IL 2,750 67.76 2.62 $9.85 $20,490
Bay City, MI 1,520 45.39 1.76 $9.24 $19,230
Auburn-Opelika, AL 2,100 45.08 1.74 $8.59 $17,860
Anniston-Oxford, AL 2,040 44.92 1.74 $8.55 $17,790
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, SC 4,890 44.62 1.73 $8.79 $18,290
Hattiesburg, MS 2,470 44.40 1.72 $8.83 $18,370
Punta Gorda, FL 1,730 44.19 1.71 $9.21 $19,160
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI 2,490 43.63 1.69 $9.62 $20,010
Palm Coast, FL 760 43.06 1.67 $9.06 $18,840
Ocean City, NJ 1,540 42.45 1.64 $10.24 $21,300




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)
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, CA Metropolitan Division 20,930 21.81 0.84 $13.13 $27,300
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 4,690 27.21 1.05 $12.86 $26,750
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA Metropolitan Division 25,630 18.71 0.72 $12.86 $26,740
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 1,880 23.83 0.92 $12.58 $26,170
Olympia, WA 2,210 23.38 0.90 $12.56 $26,130
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, CA Metropolitan Division 23,340 24.51 0.95 $12.55 $26,100
Tacoma, WA Metropolitan Division 6,800 26.67 1.03 $12.49 $25,980
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA 2,810 33.86 1.31 $12.43 $25,850
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 1,150 27.81 1.08 $12.42 $25,830
Salinas, CA 3,450 22.70 0.88 $12.38 $25,750

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 11,450 30.08 1.16 $8.56 $17,800
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 9,990 34.20 1.32 $8.78 $18,250
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area 8,600 31.04 1.20 $8.73 $18,160
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 8,210 29.77 1.15 $9.62 $20,020
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 8,170 33.73 1.31 $8.88 $18,460

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)
Hammond nonmetropolitan area 2,590 50.92 1.97 $8.85 $18,410
Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area 6,350 50.82 1.97 $8.95 $18,610
Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area 3,900 49.05 1.90 $8.54 $17,770
West Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 930 48.59 1.88 $8.67 $18,040
Far Eastern North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 1,170 47.98 1.86 $8.67 $18,040

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)
North Central Colorado nonmetropolitan area 1,830 25.38 0.98 $12.46 $25,920
Railbelt / Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area 1,410 19.61 0.76 $12.41 $25,810
Southeast Alaska nonmetropolitan area 810 23.01 0.89 $12.37 $25,720
Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area 2,090 33.35 1.29 $11.99 $24,940
Hawaii / Maui / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 5,220 34.40 1.33 $11.98 $24,920


About May 2011 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 2011 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2011 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

List of Occupations in SOC Code Number Order

List of Occupations in Alphabetical Order

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Last Modified Date: March 27, 2012