Around these parts I believe there is still a union (
UFCW - but let's leave the union debate for another thread) that protects the cashiers at the local
Kroger.
Kroger seems to hire as many men for cashiering as they do women. I don't know for sure what sort of wage they earn but I understand that it's better than minimum wage. Even so it's not likely any of them are going to become Rockefellers in this job. They do get a great corporate benefits package including medical, dental and disability insurance so putting that on top of a low skill (labor) position with a better than minimum wage and there is a real draw for those jobs. Of the non-high school aged cashiers at my local Kroger most of them have been there for years so it must not be all bad.