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Tellers

SOC 43-3071.00

Receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution's various transactions.

Zone 2 Office and Administrative Support

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Active Listening

3.5

Speaking

3.2

Reading Comprehension

3.1

Critical Thinking

3.1

Monitoring

3.1

Social Perceptiveness

3.1

Service Orientation

3.1

Writing

3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Customer and Personal Service

3.9

English Language

3.6

Mathematics

3.5

Economics and Accounting

3.1

Public Safety and Security

3.0

Administration and Management

2.9

Clerical

2.9

Sales and Marketing

2.9

Key Tasks

1Balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using computers, calculators, or adding machines.

2Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips.

3Monitor bank vaults to ensure cash balances are correct.

4Cash checks and pay out money after verifying that signatures are correct, that written and numerical amounts agree, and that accounts have sufficient funds.

5Count 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.

Also Known As

Account Representative Bank Representative Bank Teller Banker Branch Operations Specialist Cashier Collection Teller Commercial Teller Coupon Clerk Customer Relationship Specialist