AI job risk: Retail

Will AI replace cashiers?

Our AI risk score for cashiers is 75 out of 100: high risk.

75

High risk

The verdict

Big changes are already under way and most of the routine work could be automated by about 2030.

What AI already does

Self-checkout, scan-and-go and cashierless stores remove most till work.

What stays human

Helping customers, preventing theft and running the floor.

What to learn next

Customer service, stock and store management.

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Other retail jobs

Safer moves from cashiers: retail salespeople (45).

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Sources: World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025; IMF, "Gen-AI: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work" (2024); ILO, "Generative AI and Jobs" (2023, updated 2025); Eloundou et al., "GPTs are GPTs" (2023); Frey and Osborne, "The Future of Employment" (2013). Scores are RoboDoom's own estimates, see how we score.

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