Publix Cashier Job Description & Interview
Job Description and Duties
What Does a Publix Cashier Do?
A Publix cashier completes customer transactions on the cash register. Key job duties include scanning items, applying coupons and promotional codes, checking prices, processing payments, and making change.
Personality and Skills Needed
Additional jobs duties often include bagging items, counting draw balances, greeting customers, and maintaining a clean store environment. Publix looks for friendly, energetic, and dedicated associates to work cashier jobs. Cashiers should also possess basic skills in reading and mathematics.
Salary and Compensation
How Much Do They Get Paid?
An hourly Publix cashier typically starts out earning between $8.00 and $10.00 an hour. Experienced cashiers may earn as much as $12.00 per hour. The average salary for a Publix cashier ranges from $17,000 to $22,000 per year, depending on hours, location, and experience.
Opportunities for Increased Pay and Benefits
Cashiers looking to earn greater compensation typically need to move into management positions. In addition to monetary compensation, Publix offers several work benefits. Known for offering generous job benefits, Publix may give employees 401(k) retirement plans, paid time off, medical and dental coverage, and life insurance policies.
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Publix Cashier Interview Video
Video Transcript
Interviewer: Please describe your job title and primary duties.
Publix Cashier: I was a cashier and a front service personnel. I would man a register and then scan things or if I was a bagger, I would just bag things. The work experience was nice. Everyone’s friendly and stuff like that.
Interviewer: What was the work environment like?
Publix Cashier: It was easy flowing. I mean there’s always slow times at any store or stuff like that. A typical day went pretty fast. There wasn’t anything I hated. I liked it. It was nice.
Interviewer: How would you describe the application and interview process?
Publix Cashier: The application, usually you go to a store and then there would be a computer that you type in all the stuff on. There’s a test on there that you take, just questions. Then once you get interviewed, the manager will come up to you or you would go to the manager and he will just ask you a series of questions. Then you usually get hired on the spot. Yeah, it’s pretty easy. You have to show initiative.
Interviewer: What questions did the interviewer ask during the job interview?
Publix Cashier: Publix is a drug-free environment so they’ll actually drug test you as well. Then he’ll just ask you questions to figure out your personal background, like, what are your family values and stuff like that? Yeah, just personal questions, really.
Interviewer: What set you apart from other candidates?
Publix Cashier: I showed initiative. I went to the managers and would be, “Hey, are you guys hiring?” They’d say, “No.” Then I’d come back a couple weeks later and I’d be, “Hey, are you hiring?” I showed that initiative and they ended up hiring me later.
Interviewer: What other advice would you give to a job seeker looking to gain employment?
Publix Cashier: Just look clean, I guess, because you know that, unfortunately, you can’t have any facial hair. You can have a mustache but that’s about it. Just be well rounded and good.
