Cashier
Takes in and hands out money at businesses other than banks, often using scanners and cash registers, and may process card payments.
Will AI replace cashier jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: High. More AI overlap than 88 in 100 jobs. AI can help with many tasks. The job is changing fast, and people who use AI well will lead it. 9% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Answer customers' questions about procedures and policies
- Help customers with information and solve their complaints
- Answer incoming phone calls
What stays human
- Take payment by cash, check, card, vouchers, or automatic debit
- Give receipts, refunds, credits, or change to customers
- Find prices and total bills using calculators, cash registers, or price scanners
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: -6.5%. Typical pay: $32,880 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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