Following are examples of the tasks required for a cashier position. For more detailed information including knowledge, skills, abilities, work activities, work context, job zone, interests, work values, work needs, and related occupations, visit the O*Net web site at http://online.onetcenter.org/report?r=1&id=486. 

Tasks

• Add new material to file records, and create new records as necessary.
• Answer questions about records and files.
• Assign and record or stamp identification numbers or codes in order to index materials for filing.
• Eliminate outdated or unnecessary materials, destroying them or transferring them to inactive storage according to file maintenance guidelines and/or legal requirements.
• Enter document identification codes into systems in order to determine locations of documents to be retrieved.
• Find and retrieve information from files in response to requests from authorized users.
• Keep records of materials filed or removed, using logbooks or computers.
• Modify and improve filing systems, or implement new filing systems.
• Perform periodic inspections of materials or files in order to ensure correct placement, legibility, and proper condition.
• Place materials into storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, boxes, bins, or drawers, according to classification and identification information.
• Scan or read incoming materials in order to determine how and where they should be classified or filed.
• Sort or classify information according to guidelines such as content, purpose, user criteria, or chronological, alphabetical, or numerical order.
• Track materials removed from files in order to ensure that borrowed files are returned.
• Convert documents to films for storage on microforms such as microfilm or microfiche.
• Design forms related to filing systems.
• Gather materials to be filed from departments and employees.
• Operate mechanized files that rotate to bring needed records to a particular location.
• Perform general office duties such as typing, operating office machines, and sorting mail.
• Retrieve documents stored in microfilm or microfiche and place them in viewers for reading.