OES Code: 490230

ALAMEDA COUNTY

JOB KEY FOR CASHIERS

Cashiers receive and disburse cash payments, handle credit transactions, make change, issue receipts, and balance the tender drawer in a variety of establishments. Their work usually involves the use of adding machines, cash registers, and change makers.

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PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF EMPLOYMENT (excluding self-employed)

Number Working in this Occupation --- Year --- 1995 2002		Percent Change	Increase/ Decrease	Additional Openings Due to People Chang- ing Occupations or Retiring	Sum of Increase/Decrease and Additional Openings
13,450	15,410	15%	1,960	5,020	6,980

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HOW TO FIND BUSINESSES MOST LIKELY TO HIRE CASHIERS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY

The following are the types of firms that employ the most workers in this occupation within this county. They are listed in order from largest to smallest.

Industry Code (SIC)	Industry Title
5411	Grocery stores
5812	Eating places
5912	Drug stores
5541	Gasoline service stations
9020	State government, except education
5735	Prerecorded disc & tape stores
8011	Offices & clinics of doctors of medicine
5211	Lumber & other building materials dealers
5311	Department stores
5651	Family clothing stores
8641	Civic, social & fraternal associations
7999	Amusement & recreation services, all other
5461	Retail bakeries

Look in the yellow pages of the phone book under the above or similar industry titles, or look in employer directories in libraries. Directories such as Business Prospector, California Services Register and those by chambers of commerce often list firms by Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code.

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