Tellers

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2022 Workforce

283k

Average Age

Average Salary

$30,733

Average Male Salary

$31,560

Average Female Salary

$30,564

About

Tellers are most often employed by the Banking & related activities industry. The average yearly wage for Tellers was $30,733 in 2022.

The locations that employ the most Tellers are Ionia, Montcalm, Mecosta & Osceola Counties PUMA, MI, Weber County (West)--Roy, North Ogden, Ogden (Northwest) & West Haven Cities PUMA, UT, and Western Upper Peninsula PUMA, MI. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Tellers are Lake Cumberland Area Development District (West) PUMA, KY, Dunklin, Stoddard, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Mississippi & Bollinger Counties PUMA, MO, and Lawrence, Giles & Wayne Counties--Lawrenceburg city PUMA, TN.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Tellers workforce. Tellers workforce in 2022 was 282,843 people, of which 83% were women and 17% were men. Tellers are paid most in Pinellas County (Central)--Clearwater City (South & Central) PUMA, FL but are relatively concentrated in Lake Cumberland Area Development District (West) PUMA, KY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

47,952

Male Workforce

± 5.38k

234,891

Female Workforce

± 11.9k

The Tellers workforce in 2022 was 282,843 people (83% women and 17% men). This implies an average annual growth of −28.9% between 2014 (397,607) and 2022 (282,843).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Tellers.

During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Connecticut ($41,958), District of Columbia ($40,458), and Maine ($40,236).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$30,733

AVERAGE WAGE

#472 in the ranking (2022)

$64,683

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Tellers earned an average of $30,733, $33,950 less than the average national salary of $64,683

The graph shows the ranking of Tellers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.

In 2022, Tellers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.287, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Tellers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Tellers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Tellers and on wages for those in the field. Banking & related activities is the industry that employs the most Tellers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Tellers, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments ($48,232).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

283k

2022 Workforce

± 13,045

−4.15%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.73%

This graphic shows the share of Tellers employed by various industries. Banking & related activities employs the largest share of Tellers at 80.6%, followed by Savings institutions, including credit unions with 17.4% and Nondepository credit & related activities with 2%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Tellers in the US. The workforce of Tellers in 2022 was 282,843 people, with 83% woman, and 17% men. The average age of male Tellers in the workforce is 28.8 and of female Tellers is 37.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Tellers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Tellers in 2022 was 282,843 people, with 83% woman, and 17% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (70,419 people), 25 to 29 years (53,411 people), and 30 to 34 years (30,967 people). Among them they concentrated 54.8% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 20.9% of Tellers workers were Hispanic and 79.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (77.6%), Puerto Rican (14.9)%, and Dominican (7.48)%

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Races

In 2022, 67.8% of the Tellers workforce were White, of which 85.4% were women and 14.6% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.1%) and Two or More Races (7.81%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Tellers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Tellers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Personal & Culinary Services.

Among the necessary skills for Tellers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Tellers need more than the average amount of Mathematics.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Tellers in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (16,298 people), Social Sciences (3,811 people), and Education (3,534 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Tellers workers were Some college (100,289 people), High School or Equivalent (88,800 people), and Bachelors Degree (43,130 people).

The graphic shows the Tellers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Tellers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Tellers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking.