Career
New accounts clerks
Open new accounts for bank customers.
$47,670
Median pay
-6.5%
Job growth, 2025–35
2,300
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- 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.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on information & systems, then persuasion & leadership?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Perform teller duties as required.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Active Listening, Speaking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though moderate-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $47,670 a year and 2,300 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- FinanceSee the degree →
- Banking and Financial Support ServicesCIP 52.0803
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Tellers$43,030 · -13.2%
- Brokerage Clerks$65,750 · -7.6%
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$69,990 · +2.7%
- Customer Service Representatives$44,770 · -5.3%
- Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$78,660 · +1.4%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.