What You'll Do

  • Balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using computers, calculators, or adding machines.
  • Cash checks and pay out money after verifying that signatures are correct, that written and numerical amounts agree, and that accounts have sufficient funds.
  • Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips.
  • 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.
  • Enter customers' transactions into computers to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts.
  • 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.
  • Identify transaction mistakes when debits and credits do not balance.
  • Prepare and verify cashier's checks.
  • Arrange monies received in cash boxes and coin dispensers according to denomination.
  • Process transactions, such as term deposits, retirement savings plan contributions, automated teller transactions, night deposits, and mail deposits.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.5/5
Speaking 3.25/5
Reading Comprehension 3.12/5
Critical Thinking 3.12/5
Monitoring 3.12/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.12/5
Service Orientation 3.12/5
Writing 3.0/5
Mathematics 3.0/5
Time Management 3.0/5
Active Learning 2.88/5
Coordination 2.88/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Leader: Taking charge and moving ideas forward motivates you.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.

Common styles

Integrity, Dependability, Attention to Detail, Self-Control, Cooperation

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.0/5
Oral Expression 3.88/5
Number Facility 3.88/5
Speech Recognition 3.88/5
Speech Clarity 3.75/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.62/5
Information Ordering 3.62/5
Near Vision 3.5/5

Technologies & Tools

Accounting software Email software Hyland Software OnBase IBM Notes Information Technology Incorporated Premier Teller Internet browser software Jack Henry & Associates Vertex Microsoft Dynamics Microsoft Excel Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Windows Microsoft Word Sage 50 Accounting Southern Data Systems TellerPro Total Turnkey Solutions E-Vision Word processing software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Integrity (High importance: 4.83/5)
  • Dependability (High importance: 4.59/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.52/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.51/5)
  • Cooperation (High importance: 4.33/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Account Representative Bank Representative Bank Teller Banker Bilingual Spanish Teller Bilingual Teller Branch Operations Specialist Branch Teller Cash Management Services Teller Cashier Collection Teller Commercial Teller Coupon Clerk Customer Relationship Specialist Customer Service Associate (CSA) Drive-in Teller Exchange Clerk Exchange Teller Financial Services Representative (FSR) Financial Teller Foreign Banknote Teller Foreign Banknote Teller Trader Foreign Exchange Clerk Loan Teller Mail Teller Member Services Representative Money Counter Money Order Clerk Note Teller On-call Teller Operations Specialist Operations Teller Paying Teller Personal Banker Personal Banking Representative Receiving Teller Retail Banker Roving Teller Savings Teller Securities Teller Teller Universal Banker Utility Teller Vault Teller