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Posted: December 30, 2025 (15 days ago)

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Sales Store Checker

Defense Commissary Agency

Department of Defense

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Location

Salary

$36,103 - $44,329

per year

Closes

January 12, 2026

GS-3 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $26,979 - $35,074

Typical requirements: 6 months general experience. Some college or vocational training.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a cashier in a military grocery store, where you'll scan items, handle payments, manage cash registers, and help customers with questions about products.

It's a hands-on role that requires standing for long periods and lifting moderate weights.

A good fit would be someone reliable with basic customer service experience or education, who enjoys interacting with people in a busy retail setting.

Key Requirements

  • Six months of general clerical, office, or related experience, or one year of education above high school, or a combination of both
  • Ability to operate electronic cash registers and scanning systems
  • Physical ability to stand, stoop, kneel, bend, climb for prolonged periods, and lift up to 25 pounds independently (more with help)
  • Customer service skills to answer questions on prices, item identification, and locations
  • Accuracy in counting cash, making change, and preparing accountability reports
  • Experience managing self-checkout registers and resolving minor equipment issues like jams

Full Job Description

The primary purpose of this position is to operate a cash register scanning system to check out items and to receive payment for purchases made in a DeCA commissary.

Read the entire announcement before starting the application process.

You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 2091 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date.

Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below. You can use experience, education, or a combination of the two to qualify.

Experience: Six (6) months of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of this position (general experience).

OR Education: One (1) full year of successfully completed education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university.

Transcripts are required if relying on education, in whole or in part, to qualify. See Required Documents for more information.

OR Combination of experience and education: To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your semester hours by 60 and add the two percentages.

If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.

You will receive credit for all relevant qualifying experience (paid and unpaid), including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Physical requirements: (1) Stand, stoop, kneel, bend and climb for prolonged periods.

(2) Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle items weighing up to 25 pounds independently and occasionally over 25 pounds with assistance.

You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.

As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in the position's competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics).

Minimum Qualifications GS-03 Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt Bargaining Unit Status: Covered Obligated Position: No Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No.

DoD criteria not met. Telework eligible:No Remote work eligible: No Major Duties:

Operate an electronic checkout system, makes change, and verifies change fund and amount of currency received during an assigned shift.

Manage change machines ensuring proper amounts of cash and coins are available. Assist customers by answering questions concerning prices, identification, and location of items.

Count cash and negotiable instruments and to prepare an accountability report. Manage the self-check-out registers assisting customers in the correct processing of their purchases.

Change register tape, and clear routine equipment and scanning jams on registers. Read the entire job announcement.

Focus on the following sections to understand whether or not you qualify for the position.

This critical information is found under: Duties and Qualifications How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable) How You Will be Evaluated Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the Qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire.

We do not assume you have the necessary experience to successfully perform in this job regardless of your employment history or academic career.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 12/30/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 12/31/2025

Source: USAJOBS | ID: DECA-26-12858895-DH