Tellers
What Tellers Do
Receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution's various transactions.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 3.9/5
- English Languageimportance 3.6/5
- Mathematicsimportance 3.5/5
- Economics and Accountingimportance 3.1/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 3.0/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 2.9/5
- Administrativeimportance 2.9/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 2.9/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Contact With Others5.0/5
- Telephone Conversations4.9/5
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.9/5
- E-Mail4.8/5
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate4.8/5
- Importance of Repeating Same Tasks4.7/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators98% skill match
- Emergency Medicine Physicians98% skill match
- Compliance Officers98% skill match
- Animal Control Workers98% skill match
- Medical Dosimetrists97% skill match
- Community Health Workers97% skill match
- Psychiatric Aides97% skill match
- Detectives and Criminal Investigators97% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.1/5
- Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
- Time Managementimportance 3.0/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
- Instructingimportance 2.9/5
- Complex Problem Solvingimportance 2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.9/5
- Persuasionimportance 2.8/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
- Email software
- Hyland Software OnBase
- IBM Notes
- Information Technology Incorporated Premier Teller
- Jack Henry & Associates Vertex
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Microsoft Exchange
- Sage 50 Accounting
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Dependability
- Cautiousness
- Cooperation
- Social Orientation
- Self-Control
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- ConventionalHigh
- EnterprisingMedium
- SocialLow
- RealisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
- ArtisticLow
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where tellers make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Johnstown, PA3.01× national avg
- 2Walla Walla, WA2.59× national avg
- 3Lawton, OK2.53× national avg
- 4Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL2.29× national avg
- 5Grand Island, NE2.25× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Office Clerks, GeneralLateral Move
- Gambling Cage WorkersLateral Move
- Flight AttendantsCareer Change
- Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling InvestigatorsCareer Change
Related Education Programs
Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.
Finance, General
- American College of Financial Services (King of Prussia, PA)
- CUNY Bernard M Baruch College (New York, NY)grads earn ~$84,956
- Ohio State University-Main Campus (Columbus, OH)grads earn ~$97,986
- Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL)grads earn ~$87,089
- University of South Carolina-Columbia (Columbia, SC)grads earn ~$92,578