NOC 65100: Cashiers
What cashiers do
Cashiers operate cash registers, optical price scanners, computers or other equipment to record and accept payment for the purchase of goods, services and admissions. They are employed in stores, restaurants, theatres, recreational and sports establishments, currency exchange booths, government offices, business offices and other service, retail and wholesale establishments.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Greet customers
- Establish or identify price of goods, services or admission and tabulate total payment required using electronic or other cash register, optical price scanner or other equipment
- Weigh produce and bulk foods
- Receive and process payments by cash, cheque, credit card or automatic debit
- Wrap or place merchandise in bags
- Provide information to customers
- Assist sports spectators and theatre patrons with seat selection
- Calculate foreign currency exchange
- Calculate total payments received at end of work shift and reconcile with total sales
- Verify the age of customers when selling lottery tickets, alcohol or tobacco products
- May accept reservations and take-out orders
- May also stock shelves and clean check-out counter area.
Job titles under NOC 65100
27 job titles are classified here, including box office cashier, cafeteria cashier, grocery store cashier.
- box office cashier
- cafeteria cashier
- car park cashier
- cashier
- cashier-wrapper
- casino cashier
- convenience store cashier
- corner store cashier
- currency exchange cashier
- customer service cashier
- dining room cashier
- food store cashier
- front desk cashier
- grocery store cashier
- groceteria cashier
- hotel cashier
- money counter
- movie theatre cashier
- office cashier
- parking lot cashier
- racetrack cashier
- restaurant cashier
- self-serve gas bar attendant
- self-serve gas bar cashier
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required. High school diploma may be required by some employers.
- A casino gaming licence may be required for cashiers working in gambling casinos.
Cashiers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $19.02/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $18.50/hr |
Montréal QC | $16.10/hr | $16.10/hr | $19.63/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $17.85/hr | $20.75/hr |
Calgary AB | $15.00/hr | $15.60/hr | $18.00/hr |
Edmonton AB | $15.00/hr | $15.25/hr | $20.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $19.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $19.00/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $16.10/hr | $19.50/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $18.85/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $18.00/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $18.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $18.00/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $17.85/hr | $21.00/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $22.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $17.31/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $17.05/hr |
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $16.50/hr | $17.00/hr |
New Brunswick | $15.65/hr | $15.65/hr | $17.00/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $16.10/hr | $19.50/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $18.50/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $18.50/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $15.35/hr | $18.50/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $15.15/hr | $19.60/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $17.85/hr | $21.00/hr |
Using NOC 65100 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 27 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Customer services representatives - financial institutions (NOC 64400)
- Head cashier (NOC 62010)
- Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers (NOC 64100)
- Service station attendants (NOC 65101)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for cashiers?
Cashiers are NOC 2021 unit group 65100. Example job titles in this group include box office cashier, cafeteria cashier, grocery store cashier, movie theatre cashier.
What TEER is NOC 65100?
NOC 65100 is TEER 5 (Short work demonstration). Usually requires a short work demonstration and no formal education. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do cashiers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $16.00/hr, about $31,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.00/hr to $19.02/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.