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United States

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Median annual wage

$47,670

United States, 2025

Employment

36,860

United States, 2025

Typical education

High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)

Job Zone 3

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

Interview persons desiring to open accounts in financial institutions. Explain account services available to prospective customers and assist them in preparing applications.

O*NET code
43-4141.00
Job zone
3
Experience required
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year

Typical tasks

  • Perform teller duties as required.
  • Compile information about new accounts, enter account information into computers, and file related forms or other documents.
  • Collect and record customer deposits and fees and issue receipts, using computers.
  • Inform customers of procedures for applying for services, such as ATM cards, direct deposit of checks, and certificates of deposit.
  • Answer customers' questions and explain available services, such as deposit accounts, bonds, and securities.
  • Interview customers to obtain information needed for opening accounts or renting safe-deposit boxes.
  • Refer customers to appropriate bank personnel to meet their financial needs.
  • Investigate and correct errors upon customers' request, according to customer and bank records.

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Salary analysis — United States

$38,180
10th
$43,920
25th
$47,670
Median
$55,100
75th
$60,910
90th

10th percentile

$38,180

25th percentile

$43,920

75th percentile

$55,100

90th percentile

$60,910

Most important skills

  • Active Listening4.0
  • Speaking4.0
  • Reading Comprehension3.5
  • Service Orientation3.4
  • Social Perceptiveness3.3
  • Monitoring3.1
  • Critical Thinking3.1
  • Coordination3.1
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.0
  • Writing3.0
  • Persuasion3.0
  • Mathematics2.9

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 11 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

11

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Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Active Listening4.04.0Not selected4.0
Speaking4.03.9Not selected3.9
Reading Comprehension3.53.6Not selected3.6
Service Orientation3.43.4Not selected3.4
Critical Thinking3.13.5Not selected3.5
Social Perceptiveness3.33.0Not selected3.0
Monitoring3.13.0Not selected3.0
Judgment and Decision Making3.03.0Not selected3.0
Writing3.03.0Not selected3.0
Coordination3.12.9Not selected2.9
Persuasion3.02.9Not selected2.9

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
DC$60,9902025
New York, NY$58,9802,9402025
Washington, DC$58,4101602025
ND$57,9701402025
NY$57,9504,8002025
Hartford, CT$57,8402025
NJ$57,2402302025
St. Louis, MO$57,0903802025
CT$57,0804202025
Waterbury, CT$57,0502025
New Haven, CT$56,820902025
Minneapolis, MN$55,9804802025
Seattle, WA$55,4401302025
Flint, MI$55,4401002025
Denver, CO$55,1701402025
Fargo, ND$53,950702025
Los Angeles, CA$52,8304002025
WA$52,8303102025
CA$52,1009502025
Memphis, TN$51,7501502025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.