Tellers are responsible for accurately processing routine transactions at a bank. These transactions include cashing checks, depositing money, and collecting loan payments.

Most tellers work in bank branches. About 1 in 4 worked part time in 2014.

Most tellers have a high school diploma and receive about 1 month of on-the-job training. Some banks do background checks before hiring a new teller.

Employment of tellers is projected to decline 8 percent from 2014 to 2024. Online banking and mobile applications should replace many of the job duties that tellers traditionally performed.

This occupation supported 545,300 jobs in 2012 and 520,500 jobs in 2014, reflecting a decline of 4.5%. In 2012, this occupation was projected to increase by 1.0% in 2022 to 551,000 jobs. As of 2014, to keep pace with prediction, the expected number of jobs was 546,400, compared with an observed value of 520,500, 4.7% lower than expected. This indicates current employment trends are worse than the 2012 trend within this occupation. In 2014, this occupation was projected to decrease by 7.3% in 2024 to 480,500 jobs. Linear extrapolation of the 2012 projection for 2022 results in an expected number of 552,100 jobs for 2024, 14.9% higher than the 2014 projection for 2024. This indicates expectations for future employment trends are much worse than the 2012 trend within this occupation.