Career pathway
Checkout Operator
ANZSCO 631111
Employed
93,000
Part-time share
88%
Female share
73%
Median age
21 yrs
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.
About this career
Checkout Operators operate cash registers and receive payments for goods purchased by customers.
What they typically do
- Scans, weighs and records prices of goods.
- Receives and processes payments for goods and services by cash, cheques, gift vouchers, credit and debit cards and other payment types.
- Issues sales dockets and gives change.
- Maintains supplies of change, wrapping and other materials used at checkouts.
- Counts and records money received and balances against register sales records.
States and territories
Share of workers by location
NSW
27%
VIC
25.8%
QLD
22.1%
WA
12%
SA
8.8%
TAS
2%
ACT
1.4%
NT
0.8%
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Checkout Operator.
No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.