Counter/Rental Clerk

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Work Tasks

• Answer customer questions about products
• Take orders, figure costs, and take payments
• Look at rented items when they are returned to make sure they are in good shape
• Write out tickets and use bar code scanners
• Work for video rental stores, laundry and dry-cleaning stores, car and truck rental firms, tool rental firms, and formal wear rental shops
• Work with the items they rent, tickets, order forms, computers, bar scanners, cash registers, money, checks, and charge cards

Salary, Size & Growth

• $26,000 average per year ($12.50 per hour)
• A large occupation (414,700 workers in 2010)
• Expected to grow slowly (0.3% per year)

Education/Training

• Minimum for Entry: A high school diploma and on-the-job training
• Employers Prefer: Work experience
• Skills/Courses: Must be able to deal with the public.