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Tellers

Description
Receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution's various transactions.
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Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

Tasks
  • Enters customers' transactions into computer to record transactions and issues computer-generated receipts.
  • Cashes checks and pays out money after verification of signatures and customer balances.
  • Examines coupons and bills presented for payment to verify issue, payment date, and amount due.
  • Issues checks to bond owners in settlement of transactions.
  • Quotes unit exchange rate, following daily international rate sheet or computer display.
  • Removes deposits from automated teller machines and night depository and counts and balances cash in them.
  • Receives checks and cash for deposit, verifies amount, and examines checks for endorsements.
  • Counts currency, coins, and checks received for deposit, shipment to branch banks, or Federal Reserve Bank by hand or currency-counting machine.
  • Explains, promotes, or sells products or services, such as travelers checks, savings bonds, money orders, and cashier's checks.
  • Prepares daily inventory of currency, drafts, and travelers' checks.
  • Composes, types, and mails correspondence relating to discrepancies, errors, and outstanding unpaid items.
  • Gives information to customer about foreign currency regulations and computes exchange value and transaction fee for currency exchange.
  • Balances currency, coin, and checks in cash drawer at end of shift and calculates daily transactions.
National Average Salary
$20,150.00/year

Average Salary in Maryland
$20,690.00/year

Important Abilities
   1. Number Facility
   2. Near Vision
   3. Oral Expression
   4. Oral Comprehension
   5. Perceptual Speed

General Work Activities
   1. Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
   2. Processing Information
   3. Performing for/Working With Public
   4. Documenting/Recording Information
   5. Establishing & Maintaining Relationships

Important Skills
   1. Mathematics
   2. Speaking
   3. Active Listening
   4. Service Orientation
   5. Reading Comprehension

Frequent Work Context
   1. Job-Required Social Interaction
   2. Provide a Service to Others
   3. Deal With External Customers
   4. Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
   5. Importance of Being Sure All Is Done

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