Also called: POS Support Technician
Installs and fixes the cash registers, card readers and ordering screens in stores and restaurants.
You set up a new restaurant's ordering tablets and receipt printers before opening night, then talk a manager through fixing a frozen card reader over the phone.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma; on-the-job training and basic IT certifications.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Information Technology.
Growing about average (about 2% over 10 years). Tracks computer user support specialists.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Cloud POS systems like Square are plug-and-play, cutting installs; restaurants still call techs for hardware fixes.
Classes: Computer applications, Electronics CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-1232.
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