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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

43-3071 Tellers

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


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
468,470 0.8 % $14.49 $30,140 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $10.70 $12.28 $14.16 $16.52 $18.80
Annual Wage (2) $22,250 $25,540 $29,450 $34,360 $39,110


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 436,260 21.71 $14.50 $30,160
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 16,790 2.73 $13.81 $28,720
Management of Companies and Enterprises 6,190 0.26 $15.55 $32,340
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 4,130 0.44 $14.19 $29,510
Employment Services 1,610 0.04 $14.75 $30,680

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 And 5223 only) 436,260 21.71 $14.50 $30,160
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 16,790 2.73 $13.81 $28,720
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 160 0.89 $13.91 $28,940
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 4,130 0.44 $14.19 $29,510
Management of Companies and Enterprises 6,190 0.26 $15.55 $32,340

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 40 (7) $21.78 $45,300
Business Support Services 30 (7) $18.85 $39,210
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 190 (7) $17.47 $36,340
Gambling Industries 120 0.05 $16.15 $33,600
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 50 (7) $15.95 $33,180


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 47,520 3.92 1.21 $13.80 $28,710
California 43,070 2.53 0.78 $15.44 $32,120
Florida 28,090 3.26 1.01 $15.45 $32,140
New York 24,920 2.66 0.82 $15.23 $31,680
Pennsylvania 20,500 3.51 1.08 $14.12 $29,360




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nebraska 5,470 5.60 1.73 $14.24 $29,620
West Virginia 3,470 4.99 1.54 $12.61 $26,220
Alabama 9,630 4.96 1.53 $13.38 $27,830
South Dakota 1,970 4.67 1.44 $13.09 $27,230
North Dakota 1,870 4.50 1.39 $15.29 $31,800




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 1,060 1.49 0.46 $17.21 $35,790
Washington 11,040 3.39 1.05 $16.46 $34,240
Connecticut 5,290 3.19 0.98 $16.04 $33,360
New Jersey 13,380 3.30 1.02 $15.84 $32,950
Massachusetts 10,970 3.07 0.95 $15.80 $32,860





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 27,500 2.90 0.89 $15.71 $32,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 16,140 2.64 0.81 $15.41 $32,050
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 11,830 2.55 0.79 $14.88 $30,940
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 11,320 3.17 0.98 $14.23 $29,590
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 9,710 3.26 1.01 $14.47 $30,090
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 8,860 3.11 0.96 $15.30 $31,820
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 8,250 3.19 0.98 $15.41 $32,050
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 7,850 2.84 0.88 $15.87 $33,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,840 2.83 0.87 $15.79 $32,840
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,780 2.16 0.67 $16.32 $33,940




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lawton, OK 460 10.62 3.28 $12.16 $25,280
Victoria, TX 320 8.10 2.50 $12.74 $26,500
Gadsden, AL 270 7.55 2.33 $12.69 $26,400
Killeen-Temple, TX 1,040 7.50 2.32 $12.95 $26,940
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 770 7.39 2.28 $15.61 $32,480
Alexandria, LA 440 7.28 2.25 $12.81 $26,650
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL 390 7.25 2.24 $13.57 $28,230
Coeur d'Alene, ID 450 7.23 2.23 $14.69 $30,550
Lewiston, ID-WA 190 7.09 2.19 $14.95 $31,100
Texarkana, TX-AR 390 6.94 2.14 $13.82 $28,750




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 1,430 1.28 0.40 $18.40 $38,270
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 440 4.96 1.53 $18.07 $37,580
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 5,000 2.52 0.78 $17.21 $35,800
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 340 2.81 0.87 $16.83 $35,010
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL 640 4.39 1.36 $16.76 $34,850
Raleigh, NC 1,730 2.75 0.85 $16.75 $34,840
Longview, WA 200 5.39 1.67 $16.75 $34,840
New Bedford, MA 160 2.40 0.74 $16.65 $34,630
Wilmington, NC 350 2.71 0.84 $16.63 $34,600
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 4,360 3.32 1.03 $16.59 $34,520

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 2,450 6.24 1.93 $13.77 $28,640
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,810 6.64 2.05 $13.04 $27,120
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,350 4.03 1.24 $13.81 $28,710
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,340 5.20 1.61 $13.44 $27,950
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 1,250 4.59 1.42 $13.42 $27,910

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 440 10.88 3.36 $14.05 $29,220
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 640 10.06 3.11 $12.28 $25,540
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 270 8.26 2.55 $15.44 $32,120
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 1,240 8.16 2.52 $13.89 $28,900
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 870 7.93 2.45 $13.45 $27,980

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 370 3.48 1.08 $16.86 $35,070
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 330 5.44 1.68 $16.19 $33,680
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 600 4.95 1.53 $15.71 $32,670
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 670 5.47 1.69 $15.53 $32,300
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 270 8.26 2.55 $15.44 $32,120


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019