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Cashiers
Also filed here: Cashier, Billing counter, Checkout
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. The BLS expects 6.5% fewer of these jobs by 2035.
- Rank
- #123 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- -6.5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $32,880 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 3.1 million in the US, with about 521,300 openings a year
The work, 18 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Execute financial transactions16%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,073 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Determine values or prices of goods or services9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 510 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Explain technical details of products or services9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 43 Copilot conversations and completed it 91% of the time.
AI does this: Respond to customer problems or inquiries9%
AI performed this in about 1 in 6 Copilot conversations and completed it 84% of the time.
Still yours: Reconcile financial data9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain sales or financial records8%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists7%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 83% of the time.
Still yours: Monitor financial data or activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,065 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Stock supplies or products2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Package objects1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Process shipments or mail1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
Still yours: Sell products or services1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 94 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
Even shrinking, it should still see about 521,300 openings a year as people retire or move on.
BLS on AITechnology such as self service checkout reduces demand. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
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The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
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deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.30, higher than 88% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 41-2011 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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