Cashiers
Occupation · NOC 2021 65100 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 65100
- TEER
- 5
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 2,836
- Median wage, Canada
- C$16.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 8,956
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About this occupation
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.
Example job titles
- box office cashier
- cafeteria cashier
- grocery store cashier
- movie theatre cashier
- office cashier
- racetrack cashier
- self-serve gas bar cashier
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
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.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2016 | 47 |
| 2017 | 22 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 49 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 220 |
| 2023 | 888 |
| 2024 | 1,397 |
| 2025 | 176 |
| 2026 | 21 |
- 2102813 Alberta Ltd.23
- 744498 Alberta Ltd.23
- 2857-4077 Québec Inc.21
- 846840 Alberta Ltd.21
- 1273129 Alberta Ltd.21
- 9411-6092 Québec Inc.14
- 9173-4996qc inc14
- Max Fuel Distributors Ltd.12
- 10024815 MANITOBA CORP.11
- Yellowknife Direct Charge Co-operative Ltd11
- 15016924 Canada Inc11
- 1303071 Alberta Ltd10
- 2136195 Ab Ltd.10
- Simsak Corporation10
- Importations Guay Ltée9
Work permits
Work permit holders by year the permit took effect, mapped from NOC 2016 where the code has a single NOC 2021 successor (IRCC).
| Year | TFWP permits | IMP permits |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 15 |
| 2025 | 355 | 10 |
| 2024 | 910 | 20 |
| 2023 | 405 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | 5 | 10 |
| 2016 | 65 | 10 |
| 2015 | 155 | 0 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 155 |
| 2016 | 75 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2023 | 415 |
| 2024 | 930 |
| 2025 | 365 |
| 2026 | 90 |
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
New permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 130 |
| 2020 | 40 |
| 2021 | 605 |
| 2022 | 1,360 |
| 2023 | 3,520 |
| 2024 | 340 |
| 2025 | 55 |
| 2026 | 40 |
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$15.00 | C$16.00 | C$19.02 |
| Alberta | C$15.00 | C$15.15 | C$19.60 |
| British Columbia | C$17.85 | C$17.85 | C$21.00 |
| Manitoba | C$16.00 | C$16.00 | C$18.50 |
| New Brunswick | C$15.65 | C$15.65 | C$17.00 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$16.00 | C$16.00 | C$17.05 |
| Nova Scotia | C$16.50 | C$16.50 | C$17.00 |
| Ontario | C$17.60 | C$17.60 | C$18.50 |
| Quebec | C$16.10 | C$16.10 | C$19.50 |
| Saskatchewan | C$15.35 | C$15.35 | C$18.50 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 8,956
- Vacancies advertised
- 11,958
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$17.00
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