Tellers

Also Called:

Bank Teller,

Financial Services Representative (FSR),

Member Services Representative,

Teller

What they 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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Finance

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • Balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using computers, calculators, or adding machines.
  • Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips.
  • Monitor bank vaults to ensure cash balances are correct.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include data, detail, and regular routines.

Cautiousness

Integrity

Attention to Detail

Dependability

Cooperation

Social Orientation

Interests

Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.

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Abilities

Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.

Verbal

  • Listen and understand what people say

  • Communicate by speaking

Math

  • Add, subtract, multiply, or divide

  • Choose the right type of math to solve a problem

Attention

  • Pay attention to something without being distracted

Ideas and Logic

  • Notice when problems happen

Skills

People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.

Basic Skills

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

  • Talking to others

Problem Solving

  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Does this sound like something you'd like to do?

1. Do some research

  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
  • Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
  • Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career

2. Plan your next move

  • Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
  • Visit Idaho Launch
  • Search for available Tellers jobs on Idaho Works

Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop