Operate cash point

Count the money; balance cash drawer at the end of the shift; receive payments and process payment information; use scanning equipment.

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skill/competence

sector-specific

Operate cash point is an essential skill of the following occupations:

Cashier: Cashiers operate the cash register, receive payments from customers, issue receipts and return change due.
Sales assistant: Sales assistants represent the direct contact with clients. They provide general advice to customers.
Pharmacy assistant: Pharmacy assistants perform general duties, such as stock management, serving at the cash desk, or performing administrative duties. They deal with the inventory within the pharmacy under the supervision of a pharmacist.
Checkout supervisor: Checkout supervisors oversee cashiers in department stores and other big stores.
Market vendor: Market vendors sell products such as fruit, vegetables and household products on organised outdoor or indoor market places. They use sales techniques to recommend their goods to passersby.
Street food vendor: Street food vendors sell food preparations, dishes and products on organised outdoor or indoor market places, or on the streets. They prepare the food in their stalls. Street food vendors use sales techniques to recommend their products to passers-by.

Operate cash point is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Shop assistant: Shop assistants work in shops where they perform assistance duties. The help shopkeepers in their daily work such as ordering and refilling of goods and stock, providing general advice to customers, selling products and maintaining the shop.
Vehicle maintenance supervisor: Vehicle maintenance supervisors assume responsibility for the day-to-day operation of a service station.
Rental service representative: Rental service representatives are in charge of renting out equipment and determining specific periods of usage. They document transactions, insurances and payments.
Vehicle rental agent:
Vehicle rental agents represent businesses involved in renting out vehicles and determine short periods of usage. They document transactions, insurances and payments.

Optician: Opticians help to improve and correct an individual’s vision according to prescriptions provided by a specialised doctor in ophthalmology or an optometrist. They fit spectacle lenses and frames, contact lenses, and other devices to the specifications of both the individual and the prescription. Opticians do not test patients vision nor write prescriptions for visual correction. Their scope of practice varies according to national regulations.
Pharmacist: Pharmacists prepare, dispense, and provide prescriptions for, over the counter medication. They offer clinical information on medicines, report suspected adverse reactions, and provide personalised support to patients. Pharmacists formulate and test medications in laboratories, and store, preserve, and distribute them.
Shop manager: Shop managers are responsible for activities and staff in specialised shops.
Hawker: Hawkers sell goods and services on established routes, street and market locations.
Retail entrepreneur: Retail entrepreneurs organise business processes and concepts in his/her personally owned business.

References

1. Operate cash point – ESCO