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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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 Tellers
Industry profile for Tellers
Geographic profile for Tellers
National estimates for Tellers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Tellers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 423,570 |
0.9 % |
$ 15.85 |
$ 32,960 |
0.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Tellers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 11.86 |
$ 13.50 |
$ 15.68 |
$ 18.17 |
$ 19.82 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 24,660 |
$ 28,080 |
$ 32,620 |
$ 37,780 |
$ 41,220 |
Industry profile for Tellers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Tellers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Tellers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Tellers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) |
401,800 |
19.80 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 32,930 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
7,780 |
1.35 |
$ 14.84 |
$ 30,870 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises |
4,760 |
0.20 |
$ 16.84 |
$ 35,020 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
4,490 |
0.48 |
$ 17.24 |
$ 35,870 |
| Investigation and Security Services |
1,670 |
0.18 |
$ 15.56 |
$ 32,370 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Tellers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities (5221 and 5223 only) |
401,800 |
19.80 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 32,930 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
350 |
1.77 |
$ 18.54 |
$ 38,560 |
| Nondepository Credit Intermediation |
7,780 |
1.35 |
$ 14.84 |
$ 30,870 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
4,490 |
0.48 |
$ 17.24 |
$ 35,870 |
| Spectator Sports |
430 |
0.39 |
$ 17.62 |
$ 36,640 |
Top paying industries for Tellers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
180 |
(7) |
$ 18.62 |
$ 38,720 |
| Monetary Authorities-Central Bank |
350 |
1.77 |
$ 18.54 |
$ 38,560 |
| Spectator Sports |
430 |
0.39 |
$ 17.62 |
$ 36,640 |
| Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities |
230 |
0.02 |
$ 17.58 |
$ 36,560 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
4,490 |
0.48 |
$ 17.24 |
$ 35,870 |
Geographic profile for Tellers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Tellers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Tellers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Tellers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
39,420 |
2.40 |
0.79 |
$ 17.44 |
$ 36,280 |
| Texas |
36,460 |
3.01 |
0.99 |
$ 14.90 |
$ 30,980 |
| Florida |
24,010 |
2.84 |
0.93 |
$ 16.83 |
$ 35,000 |
| New York |
22,850 |
2.63 |
0.86 |
$ 16.79 |
$ 34,920 |
| Pennsylvania |
19,340 |
3.51 |
1.15 |
$ 15.40 |
$ 32,030 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tellers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| North Dakota |
2,140 |
5.36 |
1.76 |
$ 16.19 |
$ 33,680 |
| West Virginia |
3,280 |
5.04 |
1.65 |
$ 13.86 |
$ 28,820 |
| Oklahoma |
7,210 |
4.61 |
1.51 |
$ 12.97 |
$ 26,970 |
| Montana |
2,040 |
4.49 |
1.47 |
$ 15.02 |
$ 31,250 |
| Nebraska |
4,170 |
4.43 |
1.45 |
$ 14.87 |
$ 30,940 |
Top paying states for Tellers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Tellers:
| 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 |
23,970 |
2.71 |
0.89 |
$ 17.19 |
$ 35,750 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
13,560 |
2.33 |
0.76 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 35,300 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
12,040 |
2.76 |
0.91 |
$ 16.84 |
$ 35,020 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
8,360 |
2.81 |
0.92 |
$ 15.03 |
$ 31,260 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
8,280 |
3.07 |
1.01 |
$ 16.28 |
$ 33,870 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
8,180 |
2.28 |
0.75 |
$ 16.32 |
$ 33,950 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
7,530 |
3.00 |
0.99 |
$ 16.34 |
$ 34,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
7,520 |
2.89 |
0.95 |
$ 17.42 |
$ 36,230 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
6,940 |
2.98 |
0.98 |
$ 17.90 |
$ 37,230 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
6,040 |
2.29 |
0.75 |
$ 16.04 |
$ 33,350 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Tellers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Niles-Benton Harbor, MI |
430 |
7.89 |
2.59 |
$ 14.63 |
$ 30,430 |
| Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA |
290 |
7.50 |
2.46 |
$ 15.13 |
$ 31,460 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV |
250 |
7.30 |
2.40 |
$ 12.71 |
$ 26,430 |
| Texarkana, TX-AR |
390 |
7.12 |
2.34 |
$ 14.62 |
$ 30,410 |
| Johnstown, PA |
330 |
7.05 |
2.32 |
$ 15.03 |
$ 31,270 |
| Wichita Falls, TX |
380 |
7.03 |
2.31 |
$ 15.08 |
$ 31,370 |
| Sheboygan, WI |
380 |
6.66 |
2.19 |
$ 13.99 |
$ 29,090 |
| Manhattan, KS |
240 |
6.58 |
2.16 |
$ 13.01 |
$ 27,060 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
230 |
6.58 |
2.16 |
$ 16.31 |
$ 33,920 |
| Victoria, TX |
230 |
6.36 |
2.09 |
$ 13.45 |
$ 27,980 |
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United States Department of Labor
