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ANZSCO 631111Medium AI exposure

Checkout Operator

Self-checkout keeps expanding across AU supermarkets. Staffed lanes are being cut in many stores, though checkouts still need people for age checks, faults and difficult customers.

Median pay
A$1,077 a week
Education
Year 12
AU employment
90,600

This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate. Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.

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Key employment and risk indicators for Checkout Operator in Australia.

Checkout Operator

ANZSCO 631111 · Retail

Medium AI exposure (50/100)
AU employment
90,600
Salary band
A$45,000 to A$52,000
Typical level
Certificate I or compulsory secondary education (ABS skill level 5)

Self-checkout keeps expanding across AU supermarkets. Staffed lanes are being cut in many stores, though checkouts still need people for age checks, faults and difficult customers.

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Last updated: 1 June 2026