I used to work in the produce department before, this was after doing night-fill for a couple of weeks. I found in produce it was easy to figure out the locations of all of the items, compared to nightfill where you are looking at hundreds of items in a isle. This would depend on your condition but for mine (RP) it worked out well, especially considering most of the work was after the store was closed so wasn't as much of a worry for running into customers with the cart etc.

Would a smaller corner shop, 7/11 type suit you better? Maybe ina smaller one you would k ow the store better and know of any changes made to aisle, product placement etc. In a smaller shop it might be easier to alter the cashier till to suit you, where a big shop you wouldn't know which till you were being out on from shift to shift. I'm only throwing it out there. I'm sure it's very possible but I'm just thinking as a customer how many product there are and how often products change location. Unless you could be guaranteed a certain department

Have you tried getting in touch with a local vocational rehab center? Ours had a division just for the blind. They helped a lot of my blind or VI friends find work. They spurred me on to college in the meantime. That was long ago. But truly, a voc rehab counselor is that you need! They have the power to get their foot in the door and gain you employment, using some leverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Remember that-- the Americans with Disabilities Act. NO ONE wants to go against that!

The voc rehab counselor I had in Alabama wanted to set me up opening up my own concession store in our courthouse downtown! He said he could do this, no problem! All I had to do was say yes. I'd be selling snacks, newspaper, drinks, just about anything anyone might want heading into the huge courthouse. But I was fresh out of high school, only 17, and the thought of it all scared the hell out of me. It was SO MUCH to do, I felt I could not do it. I would have been the owner of the little store, everything. I wish I'd said yes, looking back... but at that time, it was not for me. He said there would be absolutely NO trouble getting me set up. He had the power as a vocational rehab counselor to do it, since I was legally blind. I declined his generous offer, and he ended up finding someone else who was blind, who had the ability to do it. I was so bad in math, I felt I could never keep up with the books, the money, etc. So I said no. Someone else got their dream store and job and career. I bet that store is still there today, right when you walk into the courthouse.

I'd google for your nearest source of counselors for the blind. Here in FL we have the Division of the Blind in Florida. There is also the NFB--National Federation of the Blind. There really is a lot of avenues you can take to get some help. Take a google look and see. Besides helping you with gaining employment, they can also get you resources you might need, like white canes, Braille slates and styluses, guide dogs, assistants, rides, etc. You just have to call and ask.

I worked as a bagger but you really would need to learn all the produce codes and all the buttons on the screen to be a cashier. As well as being able to identify paper money and different produce items. Idk your vision situation, so this may not be a problem for you. My accommodations were that I didn't have to help customers to their cars bc I'm light sensitive. But otherwise I made do.

You could try to work night shift stocking shelves or as a sample station. But also check with your state if legal blindness gives you free college. If it does then that's great. If not, I'd skip college and go to a hard trade school like court reporting. You could also probably learn programming at home or do call center jobs that don't require you to be at a place.

It really depends on how much you can see really. I thought about working many times but was too scared to even try because I assumed I wouldnt be able to do anything. I am not totally blind, but I cannot read normal sized print anymore without a lot of magnification. With the proper training you can do whatever you want. Are you in contact with your local agency for the blind in your state? They can help you a lot with working and with school. I also suggest thatt you maybe try to get on medicaid and SSi if you qualify. Ive heard of blind people geting their education completely paid for by the governmnt. Please do your research to know your options.

I don't really have any good tips, as I have an exceptional amount of vision for being low vision, still only 15-30% at best

I spent a holiday season with best buy as a cashier, it really was a struggle as there wasn't really an easy way to accomplish this task. The reason I stayed on was that I could balance working cash with greeting at the door, which at least allowed my eyes a break. The 1 thing that helps is muscle memory, learning the layout of your register can help as you already know what buttons you need to hit and where to find them.

I unfortunately left my position as a cashier during covid. Due to new social distance rules I no longer had the option of breaks away from the register to at least let my eyes settle, and it became too much as I am very light sensitive, and the touch screen readouts seemed to have gotten smaller during a software update on all the equipment.

It's really a matter of trying it out to see if it's a good fit. If cash work doesn't work out I would recommend reception work. I found this to be much more accessible and my employer was open to letting me use visual enhancements on the computer as it wasn't a 1 size fits all system for the entire building.

P.s I live in Canada so we have coins for lower currency like $1 and $2, and our bills have braile cells on them to indicate value. 1 cell for $5 2 cells for $10 3 cells for $20 4 cells for $50 and 5 cells for $100