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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

43-3071 Tellers

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


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

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
442,120 0.9 % $15.22 $31,660 0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $11.21 $12.94 $15.02 $17.50 $19.34
Annual Wage (2) $23,330 $26,920 $31,230 $36,390 $40,230


Industry profile for this occupation:

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) 416,870 20.38 $15.22 $31,660
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 10,160 1.78 $14.21 $29,550
Management of Companies and Enterprises 5,490 0.22 $16.11 $33,520
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 4,770 0.51 $16.03 $33,350
Employment Services 1,340 0.04 $15.47 $32,180

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) 416,870 20.38 $15.22 $31,660
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 10,160 1.78 $14.21 $29,550
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 310 1.65 $17.50 $36,410
Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities 4,770 0.51 $16.03 $33,350
Management of Companies and Enterprises 5,490 0.22 $16.11 $33,520

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 200 (7) $18.10 $37,650
Monetary Authorities-Central Bank 310 1.65 $17.50 $36,410
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities 230 0.02 $17.42 $36,220
Spectator Sports 290 0.20 $16.84 $35,030
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 30 (7) $16.69 $34,710


Geographic profile for this occupation:

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 42,850 3.45 1.15 $14.46 $30,080
California 41,140 2.37 0.79 $16.69 $34,710
Florida 24,870 2.83 0.94 $16.34 $34,000
New York 23,240 2.44 0.81 $16.13 $33,560
Illinois 18,720 3.11 1.03 $15.16 $31,530




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)
West Virginia 3,390 4.83 1.60 $13.31 $27,690
North Dakota 2,000 4.72 1.57 $16.05 $33,380
Nebraska 4,570 4.66 1.55 $14.33 $29,800
Arkansas 5,520 4.53 1.51 $12.74 $26,500
South Dakota 1,910 4.50 1.50 $13.87 $28,840




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Washington 9,910 2.99 0.99 $17.20 $35,770
Rhode Island 1,270 2.63 0.87 $17.12 $35,610
District of Columbia 910 1.26 0.42 $17.05 $35,470
Hawaii 2,040 3.22 1.07 $16.71 $34,750
California 41,140 2.37 0.79 $16.69 $34,710





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 25,140 2.60 0.87 $16.57 $34,480
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 14,540 2.33 0.77 $16.35 $34,010
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 11,610 2.48 0.82 $15.91 $33,100
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 10,600 2.90 0.96 $15.58 $32,400
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 9,060 2.97 0.99 $14.71 $30,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 7,960 2.77 0.92 $16.03 $33,340
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 7,520 2.69 0.89 $16.58 $34,480
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 7,490 2.83 0.94 $15.87 $33,000
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,940 2.81 0.93 $17.39 $36,170
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 5,930 1.87 0.62 $17.11 $35,590




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)
Walla Walla, WA 220 8.30 2.76 $14.79 $30,760
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI 460 7.55 2.51 $14.18 $29,490
Johnstown, PA 360 7.11 2.36 $14.24 $29,620
Victoria, TX 270 6.92 2.30 $12.90 $26,830
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 700 6.72 2.23 $15.91 $33,090
Coeur d'Alene, ID 420 6.62 2.20 $16.33 $33,970
Abilene, TX 440 6.59 2.19 $12.67 $26,340
Wichita Falls, TX 370 6.47 2.15 $13.66 $28,400
Manhattan, KS 250 6.46 2.15 $12.08 $25,130
Gadsden, AL 230 6.43 2.14 $13.89 $28,890




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 1,720 1.51 0.50 $19.42 $40,390
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA 400 4.42 1.47 $19.36 $40,270
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 4,100 2.03 0.67 $18.06 $37,550
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 3,730 2.79 0.93 $17.89 $37,200
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,940 2.81 0.93 $17.39 $36,170
Olympia-Tumwater, WA 390 3.40 1.13 $17.33 $36,040
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 400 2.08 0.69 $17.30 $35,980
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 3,030 2.34 0.78 $17.26 $35,910
Longview, WA 210 5.46 1.81 $17.26 $35,900
New Bedford, MA 260 3.93 1.31 $17.26 $35,890

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 2,160 5.49 1.82 $14.28 $29,710
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 1,540 4.60 1.53 $13.70 $28,490
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,490 5.38 1.79 $13.50 $28,080
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,340 7.75 2.57 $13.68 $28,450
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area 1,200 4.69 1.56 $13.93 $28,980

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)
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area 640 9.81 3.26 $12.17 $25,310
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 590 7.99 2.65 $13.79 $28,690
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area 1,180 7.89 2.62 $14.22 $29,570
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 1,340 7.75 2.57 $13.68 $28,450
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area 500 7.74 2.57 $15.75 $32,760

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 3.43 1.14 $17.31 $36,010
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 250 4.12 1.37 $16.60 $34,520
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 320 2.64 0.88 $16.47 $34,260
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 680 5.53 1.84 $16.21 $33,710
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 220 6.64 2.21 $16.18 $33,660


About May 2019 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 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020