A good cashier resume shows you are accurate with cash (for example, a balanced drawer), fast with customers (how many per shift), comfortable with the store's register and payments, and available for evenings and weekends. Put your city, state, phone and email at the top and keep it to one page.
Cashier resume checklist
Cash accuracy: balanced drawer, no shortages, deposits
Customers or transactions per shift
Registers and payments: POS, card, EBT, returns
Store tasks: stocking, facing, cleaning, price checks
Availability for evenings and weekends
Alcohol seller training if your store sells beer or wine and your state requires it
Certifications and licenses for cashiers
Certification
Why it matters
How much
Alcohol server permit New Mexico
New Mexico requires everyone who sells alcohol, including grocery and convenience store clerks, to hold an alcohol server permit within 30 days. It is renewed every 3 years. Source
Required by law when your store sells alcohol
Utah alcohol seller training Utah
Utah requires staff of stores licensed to sell beer to complete approved alcohol training before their first day of work. It lasts 3 years. Source
Required by law when your store sells beer
Alcohol server education card Alaska
Alaska requires everyone who sells alcohol, including package store clerks, to complete an approved course within 30 days of being hired. It lasts 3 years. Source
Required by law when your store sells alcohol
Operator's (bartender) license Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, store clerks who sell alcohol need a municipal operator's license, or must be 18 or older and work under someone who has one. If you sell alcohol without a licensed supervisor beside you, you need the license. Source
Helps you stand out
TABC seller-server certification Texas
Not required by Texas law, but stores that sell beer and wine often ask for it, because certified staff give the store legal protection. It lasts 2 years. Source
Helps you stand out
CPR and First Aid
A current card helps you stand out. Add who gave it and the expiration date.
Helps you stand out
State rules for cashiers
These states have their own rules for this job. Each page explains the rule and how to list it on your resume.
Cashier with 2 years in a busy grocery store. Friendly, quick and careful with cash.
Availability
Available evenings and weekends, up to 30 hours a week.
Certifications and licenses
CPR and First Aid, American Red Cross (expires 2027)
Work experience
Cashier, FreshWay Grocery, Columbus, OHJan 2024 to Present
Check out up to 250 customers a shift on a 6-lane front end.
Balanced my drawer with no shortages for 18 months.
Process returns, price checks, EBT and rewards points at the register.
Restock and face the front-end shelves during quiet times.
Counter staff, Daily Grind Coffee, Columbus, OHJun 2022 to Dec 2023
Took orders and payments for up to 60 customers an hour in the morning rush.
Opened the store 3 days a week and counted the starting cash.
Skills
Cash handling · Card, EBT and mobile payments · Returns and exchanges · English and Spanish
Education
High school diploma, Whetstone High School, 2022
Before and after
Before
Worked the cash register.
After
Checked out up to 250 customers a shift on a 6-lane front end and balanced my drawer with no shortages for 18 months.
Before
Looking for a job where I can use my skills.
After
Cashier with 2 years in a busy grocery store. Accurate with cash and quick at the register. Available evenings and weekends.
Common questions
What skills should a cashier list?
Cash handling, the registers you know, payments and returns, customer service and any languages you speak. Back them up with a number, such as customers per shift.
How do I write a cashier resume with no experience?
Use school, volunteer or family business work that shows you are reliable and good with people. Add your availability and any CPR or food handler card.
Do cashiers need alcohol training?
Only in some states, and only if the store sells alcohol. The checker looks at your state and tells you if a seller course is required there.
Should I put my full address?
No. Your city and state are enough. Employers contact you by phone or email.