Cashiers and Changes in O*NET 23.0

Two days ago, we pointed to the release of version 23.0 of the O*NET.  Of the 100 occupations updated in 23.0, just 17 of them have unskilled occupations.  Cashiers is a favorite of vocational experts, so we focus on that today.

In version 22.3, the O*NET listed cashiers as 80% part-time.  Strike that factoid.  Version 23.0 now lists cashiers duration of the work week:

38

Duration of Typical Work Week — Number of hours typically worked in one week.

24    More than 40 hours 28    40 hours 49    Less than 40 hours

Of the 3.4 million cashier jobs, most of them are now listed by the Department of Labor as full-time work.  That is an arrow out of the representative quiver.  

Cashiers are still predominantly light or medium.  Cashiers sit in the sedentary range in just 4% of jobs. 

17

Spend Time Sitting — How much does this job require sitting?

4    Continually or almost continually 0    More than half the time 19    About half the time 11    Less than half the time 65    Never

The vast majority of cashiers do not sit in the upper range of occasional; they stand continually or almost continually in two-thirds of jobs.  

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Spend Time Standing — How much does this job require standing?

66    Continually or almost continually 2    More than half the time 13    About half the time 19    Less than half the time 0    Never

Cashiers walk to a significant degree in 81% of jobs.  

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Spend Time Walking and Running — How much does this job require walking and running?

20    Continually or almost continually 19    More than half the time 1    About half the time 41    Less than half the time 19    Never

And cashiers must deal with people, deal with upset people, and work with a team.  

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Spend Time Walking and Running — How much does this job require walking and running?

20    Continually or almost continually 19    More than half the time 1    About half the time 41    Less than half the time 19    Never

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Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People — How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?

35    Every day 35    Once a week or more but not every day 7    Once a month or more but not every week 14    Once a year or more but not every month 9    Never

17

Deal With Physically Aggressive People — How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?

0    Every day 9    Once a week or more but not every day 8    Once a month or more but not every week 24    Once a year or more but not every month 59    Never

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Work With Work Group or Team — How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?

63    Extremely important 19    Very important 8    Important 10    Fairly important 0    Not important at all

The last piece of data that comes up frequently in hearings is the importance of being exact or accurate.  This comes up in the off-task X% of the day.  

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Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?

62    Extremely important 17    Very important 21    Important 1    Fairly important 0    Not important at all

Look for Occu Collect to bring the 100 updates over to the three O*NET reports within the next week.