Popular positions at Walmart stores

Here is a breakdown of the popular positions that Walmart offers at their stores.

Walmart Sales Associates

As a sales associate, you’ll work in Apparel, Entertainment, Toys, Sporting Goods, or any one of Walmart’s dozens of departments.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Acknowledge and greet customers with a smile

• Answer customer questions

• Help customers find the products they are looking for

• Assist fellow associates as needed throughout the store

• Keep your area stocked, clean, and safe

Walmart Cashiers

As a cashier, you might be the first, last, and sometimes only associate that customers interact with.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Smile, greet, and thank customers with a positive attitude

• Stand for long periods of time while checking out customers quickly and accurately

• Keep your area clean and presentable

• Answer customer questions and help them with their needs

• Be available to assist associates across the store as needed

Walmart Stocker, Backroom, and Receiving Associates

Depending on the shift you work, your job could include moving inventory in the backroom, unloading trucks, or helping customers while stocking shelves.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Unload trucks

• Sort products in the backroom

• Stock products on shelves

• Engage vendors and drivers with a positive attitude

• Greet customers and answer their questions

Walmart Cart Attendants and Janitorial (a dual role)

In this dual role, you are responsible for ensuring customers see a well-kept parking lot, clean restrooms, and clean floors.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure customers have a great first and last impression

• Gather carts from the parking lot

• Operate equipment to move carts from the parking lot to inside the store

• Clean restrooms, sales floor, and parking lot as needed

• Have a positive attitude in all weather conditions

Walmart Fresh Food Associate

For those Walmarts that have a grocery section in the store.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensure high quality products are available in produce, deli, bakery, dairy, meat, and other departments

• Pack ready-to-sell products in proper containers and stock displays

• Prepare and serve ready-to-eat food

• Assist customers in ordering cakes, fulfilling deli orders, or finding the right produce

• Keep area clean, sanitized, and customer-ready

Specialized Jobs at Walmart

Some positions require people with specific skills, including car maintenance and security.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Walmart Automotive: Change oil, tires, and other general maintenance

• Vision Center: Assist and check out customers with glasses and contacts

• Asset Protection: Help customers and associates feel safe