Cashier

#1Declining

5/5

Key facts

−6.5%jobs, 2025 to 2035

United States

This job is declining in the United States. According to the BLS, the decline comes from self-checkout and online shopping. It does not cite AI. Future-proof jobs use similar skills: see "What next?".

The job

Rings up customers' purchases in store, takes payments and gives change.

27 job titles linked to this page

Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.

cashier
check out assistant
check out operative
check out operator
checkout assistant
checkout operative
checkout operator
clerk
concert ticket selling agent
department store cashier
filling station cashier
hypermarket cashier
lottery agent
lottery cashier
lottery clerk
lottery retailer cashier
lottery selling agent
lottery vendor
museum ticket selling agent
museumshop selling agent
outlet centre cashier
shop cashier
sport ticket selling agent
supermarket cashier
ticket issuing clerk
ticket selling agent
toll booth attendant

What next?

Future-proof jobs that draw on skills close to this one. They are leads to explore, not an assessment of your profile.

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Indicative matches: at launch they will come from the skills listed in official occupational directories.

Gauges

Risk 5/5 · Very high

AI exposureHighBLS AI exposure category "high" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (medium)

Employment outlookSharp declineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Cashiers)

Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job

PayLowBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $32,880

EntryVery quickBLS, typical education needed for entry

No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared

Sources

The BLS projects the largest decline in absolute numbers for cashiers. The WEF also ranks cashiers among the fastest-declining jobs by 2030.

AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Occupations with the largest job declines, 2025-2035Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
Occupational Outlook Handbook: CashiersBureau of Labor Statistics, United States · official statistics
Future of Jobs Report 2025World Economic Forum · January 2025 · large survey

Checked on 27 October 2026.