Checkout operator | Average UK Salary & Outlook

Checkout operators serve customers at tills in supermarkets and large retail stores.

Typical task
Working hours
Attractive values

Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.
Help customers find the location of products.
Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
Greet customers entering establishments.
Supervise others and provide on-the-job

Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
Answer customers' questions, and provide information on procedures or policies.
Help customers find the location of products.
Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
Greet customers entering establishments.
Supervise others and provide on-the-job training.
Assist customers by providing information and resolving their complaints.
Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas and complete other general cleaning duties, such as mopping floors and emptying trash cans.
Establish or identify prices of goods, services, or admission, and tabulate bills, using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
Answer incoming phone calls.
Bag, box, wrap, or gift-wrap merchandise, and prepare packages for shipment.
Assist with duties in other areas of the store, such as monitoring fitting rooms or bagging and carrying out customers' items.
Stock shelves, sort and reshelve returned items, and mark prices on items and shelves.
Offer customers carry-out service at the completion of transactions.
Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.
Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales.
Keep periodic balance sheets of amounts and numbers of transactions.
Compute and record totals of transactions.
Monitor checkout stations to ensure that they have adequate cash available and that they are staffed appropriately.
Sort, count, and wrap currency and coins.
Weigh items sold by weight to determine prices.
Issue trading stamps and redeem food stamps and coupons.
Pay company bills by cash, vouchers, or checks.
Post charges against guests' or patients' accounts.
Request information or assistance using paging systems.
Process merchandise returns and exchanges.
Cash checks for customers.
Sell tickets and other items to customers.
Compile and maintain non-monetary reports and records.

Average salary
21,335 GBP *
per year

Average salary for Checkout operator

23,182 GBP
19,484 GBP

Average salary for part-time Checkout operator

Average salary for full-time Checkout operator

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9,399 GBP
9,168 GBP
10,044 GBP

21,335 GBP
19,484 GBP
23,182 GBP

Salary over time for Checkout operator

Pay for this role has increased slightly over time

16,475 GBP
17,044 GBP
18,052 GBP
18,643 GBP
19,713 GBP
20,523 GBP
21,335 GBP
21,260 GBP
22,766 GBP

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Future outlook for Checkout operators

Balanced outlook

1118 000+ jobs available

Very good outlook

4% yearly wage growth (on average)

Fair outlook

64% chance of automation in the future

Which qualifications do I need?

Find out what you need to know in order to become a Checkout operator and the highest average level of education for people in this role.

In terms of people already doing this job:

68% of people in this role have GCSEs or equivalent
30% of people in this role have do not have GCSEs or equivalent qualifications
1% of people in this role have a post-secondary qualification such as a Higher National Diploma

You can start by taking a college course like:

Level 1 Certificate in Skills for Retail
Level 2 Certificate in Retail Knowledge

This would teach you some of the skills needed for the job. Then you can try to find a trainee position.

Get the right qualification to begin your journey to becoming a Checkout operator

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What technical skills do I need?

Technical skills are programmes, softwares and things you need to know in order to be a successful Checkout operator. Check that you know:

Accounting software Bookkeeping software

Data base user interface and query software Database software; ReliaSoft Prism

Office suite software Microsoft Office

Operating system software Handheld computer device software; Microsoft Windows

Spreadsheet software Microsoft Excel

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Cooperation Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Integrity Job requires being honest and ethical. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.

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