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Cashiers vs Order Clerks

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Cashiers and Order Clerks on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Cashiers Order Clerks
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$31,190
$44,660
Employment · BLS OEWS
3,148,030
83,420
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
88th pct
92nd pct

At a glance

Dimension Cashiers Order Clerks
Median pay $31,190 $44,660
Employment 3,148,030 83,420
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection Declining (-9.9%) Declining (-17.2%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 542,600 8,000
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 88th pct High · 92nd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 77th pct · 39% of tasks 99th pct · 63% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (42.8%) Augmentation-leaning (45.4%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, English Language, Near Vision, Service Orientation, Written Comprehension, Speech Clarity, Sales and Marketing, Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Problem Sensitivity, Information Ordering, Speech Recognition, Administration and Management, Mathematics, Administrative, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Category Flexibility, Computers and Electronics, Mathematics, Monitoring, Public Safety and Security, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Judgment and Decision Making, Persuasion.

Specific to Cashiers

  • Selective Attention
  • Time Sharing
  • Time Management
  • Number Facility
  • Memorization
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Law and Government
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness

Specific to Order Clerks

  • Production and Processing
  • Education and Training
  • Transportation
  • Written Expression
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Writing
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Engineering and Technology

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Internet browser software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Accounting software , Data base user interface and query software .

Specific to Cashiers

Specific to Order Clerks

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Cashiers or Order Clerks — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Cashiers vs Order Clerks." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/cashiers-vs-order-clerks

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Singulariki. (2026). Cashiers vs Order Clerks. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/cashiers-vs-order-clerks

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Cashiers vs Order Clerks},
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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/cashiers-vs-order-clerks}
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