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Wal-Mart to cut 7K back-office store jobs, report says

<p>Walmart is eliminating about 7,000 office jobs at stores around the country. </p><p>The <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/wal-mart-to-cut-7-000-back-office-store-jobs-1472743429" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal reports</a> that the retail giant plans to get rid of accounting and invoicing positions at its stores. Starting next year, those will be handled at a central office or by new money-counting "cash recycler" machines.</p><p>Long-term employees usually hold these jobs, and they are often higher-paying than most other retail positions. </p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/amazon-s-brick-and-mortar-bookstores-are-expanding/">Amazon Has Brick-And-Mortar Bookstores — And They're Expanding</a></b></p><p>The company has said that many of those employees will be given the opportunity to transfer to consumer-facing roles. However, a Walmart spokeswoman told the Wall Street Journal that she couldn't confirm the employees would be able to keep their current wage level. </p><p>Walmart has created several initiatives for increasing employees pay. Workers can complete a six-month training program and be boosted to a minimum $10 an hour wage. <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/more-than-1m-wal-mart-workers-are-getting-a-raise/" target="_blank">Those raises</a> cost the company $2.7 billion. </p><p>The company also cut <a href="http://fortune.com/2015/10/02/walmart-ceo-layoffs/" target="_blank">450 jobs</a> at its headquarter in Bentonville, Arkansas, last year. </p><p>Recently, Walmart has focused on making more employees available to interact with customers in stores. </p><p><b>SEE MORE: <a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/walmart-buys-jet-com-for-3-billion/">Watch Out, Amazon: Walmart Is Coming For You</a></b></p><p>It has even switched from stocking shelves overnight to busier times throughout the day. </p><p>And Walmart says it's paying off. At a shareholder meeting in June, the company claimed customer satisfaction has risen for the last 79 weeks in a row. </p><p>Walmart is the largest private employer in the U.S. and, <a href="http://corporate.walmart.com/our-story/our-business" target="_blank">according to its website</a>, has 1.5 million workers domestically and nearly 2.3 million worldwide.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/coca-cola-says-it-replenished-all-the-water-it-used-in-2015/">Coca-Cola Replenished All The Water It Used In 2015 — Kind Of</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/amazon-is-experimenting-with-a-shorter-work-week/">Amazon Is Experimenting With A Shorter Work Week For Some Employees</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/videos/bar-soap-sales-and-use-have-decreased/">Down The Drain? Bar Soap Sales (And Use) Have Decreased</a></li></ul>
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Wal-Mart is expected to cut 7,000 back-office store jobs, according to a report Thursday.

The jobs are a sign the company is trying to be more efficient, The Wall Street Journal reported

The company has more than 4,600 locations in the United States and 11,500 total retail units. The company employs 1.5 million workers in the United States. 

The jobs in question include accounting and invoicing jobs, according to The Wall Street Journal.