Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers

This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.

• scanning weighing and recording prices of goods
• receiving and processing payments for goods and services by cash cheques gift vouchers credit and debit cards and other payment types
• issuing sales dockets and giving change
• maintaining supplies of change wrapping and other materials used at checkout
• counting and recording money received and balancing against register sales records and preparing money for deposit in financial institutions
• recording and balancing petty cash disbursements
• operating a computer terminal to administer the store's financial transaction system
• cashing authorised cheques

If you are fascinated by the process of extracting minerals from the earth, are mathematically-minded with keen problem-solving abilities, would enjoy the challenge of operating big machinery, or want to be part of the discovery of the next oil field, then the Mining Industry is definitely a sector you should be exploring on your journey to discover a career.The Mining Industry has been a powerful driver of the Australian economy for some time, having experienced some of the fastest industry job-growth rates over the past ten years, and there are predictions of further growth. The Mining sector employs people from a range of skill sets, and some roles offer the chance for travel interstate, or even abroad to work for companies that have interests overseas. 

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