If you're looking for non-traditional Denver finance jobs, you may want to consider a career as a cashier.
Although you may not think of a cashier as a financial position, it's often considered as such, because cashiers deal directly with money. They work in a variety of establishments to take money and make change for customers.
Although their day-to-day duties may vary depending on where they work, most cashiers spend the majority of their shift at a register, where they accept payments from customers. They also may be asked to perform other work, such as helping customers find items and accepting returned merchandise.
While there are no formal educational requirements to become a cashier, as most employees will learn the majority of what they need to know through on-the-job training, some employers may prefer to hire applicants who have a high school diploma. They also might check background info on you.
There were about 3.55 million cashier jobs (Click here) throughout the nation during 2008, and that number is expected to grow by 4 percent by 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
About 24 percent of employees work in grocery stores, while others work in gas stations; department stores; other retail establishments; and food services and drinking places.
Unfortunately, employment of cashiers in the Denver area is expected to take a slight decline between 2009 and 2019, from 20,431 workers to 20,367. However, that's only a loss of 64 jobs, which averages out to no yearly percentage change.
According to the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment, the top 10 industries that employed cashiers during 2009 include:
- Food and beverage stores - 27.3 percent
- General merchandise stores - 18.3 percent
- Gasoline stations - 14.7 percent
- Food services and drinking places - 7.1 percent
- Building material and garden supply stores - 5.4 percent
- Miscellaneous store retailers - 5 percent
- Health and personal care stores - 4.8 percent
- Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores - 4.5 percent
- Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries - 1.2 percent
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers - 1 percent
Cashiers earned an average salary of $9.17 per hour or $19,069 per year during 2009. Entry-level cashiers earned and average of $8.06 per hour or $16,757 per year, while cashiers with some experience earned an average of $11.18 per hour or $23,258 per year.
Some similar occupations to consider include: combined food preparation and serving workers; counter and rental clerks; parts salespersons; billing, cost, and rate clerks; receptionists and information clerks; postal service clerks; and accountants (Check out this accountant job description).
