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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$43,030
United States, 2025
Employment
329,480
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution's various transactions.
- O*NET code
- 43-3071.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- None
Typical tasks
- Balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using computers, calculators, or adding machines.
- Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips.
- Monitor bank vaults to ensure cash balances are correct.
- Cash checks and pay out money after verifying that signatures are correct, that written and numerical amounts agree, and that accounts have sufficient funds.
- Count currency, coins, and checks received, by hand or using currency-counting machine, to prepare them for deposit or shipment to branch banks or the Federal Reserve Bank.
- Enter customers' transactions into computers to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts.
- Examine checks for endorsements and to verify other information, such as dates, bank names, identification of the persons receiving payments, and the legality of the documents.
- Resolve problems or discrepancies concerning customers' accounts.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$34,360
25th percentile
$37,040
75th percentile
$46,580
90th percentile
$49,680
Most important skills
- Active Listening3.5
- Speaking3.3
- Monitoring3.1
- Service Orientation3.1
- Reading Comprehension3.1
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Social Perceptiveness3.1
- Mathematics3.0
- Writing3.0
- Time Management3.0
- Complex Problem Solving2.9
- Active Learning2.9
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
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 10 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
10
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Speaking | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Service Orientation | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Writing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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National median $69,990
Compare with TellersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $50,090 | 1,030 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $49,880 | 3,730 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $49,370 | 2,810 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | $49,260 | 100 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | $48,700 | 530 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | $48,310 | 310 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $48,060 | 330 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $47,690 | 1,450 | 2025 |
| WA | $47,670 | 9,180 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | $47,630 | 420 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | $47,600 | 330 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $47,550 | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $47,520 | 4,820 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | $47,490 | 440 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $47,320 | 200 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $47,230 | 150 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $47,230 | 15,820 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $47,230 | 920 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | $47,220 | 170 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | $47,220 | 310 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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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.