Occupation 7112 · Sales and customer service occupations
Retail cashiers and check-out operators accept payments from customers and give change in respect of sales or services.
There are no minimum academic requirements although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades or relevant experience. Training is typically provided on-the-job. Vocational Operations in Retail Operations are available at levels 1 and 2.
Cashier (wholesale trade) · Check-out operator · Customer team member (retail trade) · Forecourt attendant · General assistant (check-out: retail trade) · Till operator
| Measure | Hours | Basis | Period | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | None | 2026-03 | 107,300.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | None | 2026-03 | 114,000.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | None | 2026-03 | 129,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | None | 2026-03 | 4,800.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | None | 2026-03 | 15,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | None | 2026-03 | 134,600.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
| 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | None | 2026-03 | 6,700.00 | ONS, Annual Population Survey - employment by occupation (SOC 2020) |
ONS does not publish occupational pay below region. Cells the survey could not support are shown as withheld, with its reason — adding a region split to a specific occupation leaves roughly a tenth of cells publishable.
| Region | Measure | Hours | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 15,500.00 | 2026-03 |
| East Midlands | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 10,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| London | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 15,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| North East | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 6,200.00 | 2026-03 |
| North West | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 13,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| Northern Ireland | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 4,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| Scotland | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 15,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| South East | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 21,800.00 | 2026-03 |
| South West | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 10,300.00 | 2026-03 |
| Wales | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 6,700.00 | 2026-03 |
| West Midlands | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 7,000.00 | 2026-03 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | 7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators | None | 7,100.00 | 2026-03 |
ONS publishes regional pay for this occupation where the survey sample supports it — 12 of 12 cells on this page. The rest are withheld by ONS, and are shown as withheld with the reason, rather than left out.
The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, published by the Office for National Statistics. Figures are shown exactly as ONS publishes them — we do not adjust, model or fill them in, and every number on this page carries the series and period it came from.
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