These workers may gift wrap merchandise and prepare packages for shipment. Information on products is stored in the computer memory and called up by entering a special code. For fruit and vegetables and other things not marked with a UPC, Cashiers enter the product's code number with the computer keyboard. Because most of the business owners that Cashiers work for want their customers to be comfortable and happy, their work places are usually well lighted, cooled and heated. Cashiers and Cashier-Wrappers work around other employees all the time and deal with the public directly.
Cashiers have to be alert and courteous all the time.
They have to be on their feet all day, and they often have to bend, stoop, reach for and sometimes lift things. In some stores, they may be required to wear smocks or uniforms provided by the employer. Cashiers in some restaurants and bars or hotels may be members of the Culinary and Hotel Services Employees Union. The California Projections of Employment, published by the Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Development Department, estimates that the number of Cashiers in California will reach 308,180 by 2005, an increase in new jobs of 75,030 over the number there were in 1993. There will also be an estimated 123,710 job openings due to people retiring or leaving the occupation.