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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016
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) |
| 496,760 |
0.7 % |
$13.49 |
$28,060 |
0.2 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$10.01 |
$11.17 |
$13.11 |
$15.14 |
$18.15 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$20,810 |
$23,230 |
$27,260 |
$31,500 |
$37,760 |
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) |
| Depository Credit Intermediation |
439,690 |
26.14 |
$13.55 |
$28,180 |
| Activities Related to Credit Intermediation |
26,410 |
9.10 |
$12.63 |
$26,280 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
18,600 |
3.10 |
$12.95 |
$26,930 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
5,080 |
0.22 |
$14.41 |
$29,980 |
| Securities and Commodity Contracts Intermediation and Brokerage |
1,790 |
0.40 |
$12.67 |
$26,350 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Top paying industries for this occupation:
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 |
49,510 |
4.22 |
1.19 |
$12.81 |
$26,640 |
| California |
43,510 |
2.72 |
0.77 |
$14.32 |
$29,780 |
| Florida |
31,070 |
3.78 |
1.07 |
$14.26 |
$29,660 |
| New York |
26,570 |
2.92 |
0.83 |
$14.21 |
$29,560 |
| Pennsylvania |
23,390 |
4.07 |
1.15 |
$12.87 |
$26,760 |
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) |
| Iowa |
8,420 |
5.49 |
1.55 |
$13.03 |
$27,100 |
| Nebraska |
5,250 |
5.43 |
1.53 |
$13.11 |
$27,260 |
| South Dakota |
2,190 |
5.25 |
1.48 |
$12.50 |
$26,010 |
| Arkansas |
6,130 |
5.14 |
1.45 |
$11.77 |
$24,480 |
| Alabama |
9,400 |
4.91 |
1.39 |
$12.89 |
$26,810 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division |
20,160 |
3.06 |
0.86 |
$14.28 |
$29,690 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division |
11,680 |
2.77 |
0.78 |
$13.97 |
$29,060 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division |
10,820 |
2.97 |
0.84 |
$14.19 |
$29,510 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
10,590 |
3.61 |
1.02 |
$13.45 |
$27,970 |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving, TX Metropolitan Division | |
United States Department of Labor
