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Also called admit clerk, banking services clerk, new client banking services clerk and safe deposit box rental clerk.
$47,670
Median pay a year
36,860
People do this work
6
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New Accounts Clerk
Summary
New Accounts Clerk interviewing prospective customers to open accounts in financial institutions, explaining available services and assisting with application preparation
Experience
New Accounts Clerk
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Compiled information about new accounts, entered account information into computers, and filed related forms
Collected and recorded customer deposits and fees, and issued receipts using computers
Informed customers of procedures for applying for services, such as ATM cards and direct deposit of checks
Answered customers' questions and explained available services, such as deposit accounts and securities
Interviewed customers to obtain information needed for opening accounts or renting safe-deposit boxes
Skills
Core Skills
Executing sales transactions, Obtaining personal information, Interviewing others, Compiling data or documentation, Operating office equipment, Entering information, Discussing goods information, Referring customers
Working With People
Explaining procedures, Selling products or services
Education
Certificate Your training program, Year
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Performed teller duties as requiredCompiled and entered new account informationCollected and recorded customer deposits and feesInformed customers of service application proceduresAnswered customer questions about available servicesInterviewed customers for account opening information
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Executed teller duties, ensuring accurate processing of customer transactions and maintaining cash drawer integrity
Collected and recorded customer deposits and fees, issuing receipts and maintaining detailed transaction records
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Executed teller duties, handling larger transactions during busy hours while ensuring accurate processing and maintaining cash drawer integrity
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Handled larger transactions during busy hoursTrained new tellers on cash handlingRan the shift when the supervisor was absent
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Show what improved in customer satisfaction after you handled deposits.
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Collected and recorded customer deposits and fees, issuing receipts and maintaining detailed transaction records
Show what improved in customer satisfaction after you handled deposits.
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Reduced wait times for customers during peak hoursImproved accuracy in transaction recordsIncreased customer trust in deposit handling
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Executing sales transactions
Obtaining personal information
Interviewing others
Compiling data or documentation
Operating office equipment
Entering information
Discussing goods information
Explaining procedures
Referring customers
Selling products or services
Typing documents
Issuing vouchers
The work itself
What a New Accounts Clerk does
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Interview persons desiring to open accounts in financial institutions. Explain account services available to prospective customers and assist them in preparing applications.
What it pays
How much does a New Accounts Clerk make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$43,920
Median
$47,670
75th percentile
$55,100
About 36,860 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$38,630
$44,780
$47,390
AR
$34,830
$35,680
$45,910
CA
$49,150
$52,100
$60,280
CO
$45,900
$48,870
$57,470
CT
$50,180
$57,080
$59,180
DC
$55,260
$60,990
$71,450
DE
$44,350
$47,150
$48,290
FL
$44,660
$45,930
$48,710
GA
$43,990
$45,770
$49,660
HI
$46,850
$47,440
$51,720
IA
$41,970
$45,630
$47,870
ID
$41,770
$45,760
$49,730
IL
$45,030
$49,040
$50,160
IN
$38,810
$42,950
$50,920
KS
$37,040
$40,170
$47,800
KY
$38,430
$43,990
$50,680
MD
$39,050
$43,200
$50,290
ME
$44,820
$47,420
$49,900
MI
$42,570
$46,780
$51,490
MN
$45,690
$48,920
$57,830
MO
$39,890
$50,270
$57,090
MS
$35,730
$40,910
$46,650
MT
$40,370
$43,610
$45,930
NC
$46,070
$49,480
$60,620
ND
$50,030
$57,970
$63,740
NE
$43,240
$47,140
$49,040
NH
$45,720
$48,170
$52,930
NJ
$48,040
$57,240
$80,540
NM
$37,330
$51,380
$54,980
NV
$44,550
$47,450
$58,390
NY
$48,000
$57,950
$59,330
OH
$45,140
$48,310
$50,250
OK
$36,100
$43,380
$47,010
OR
$46,540
$48,330
$54,580
PA
$43,910
$47,330
$50,630
PR
$29,630
$29,630
$39,540
SC
$41,830
$45,500
$47,130
TN
$47,910
$49,770
$51,750
TX
$38,560
$44,040
$49,850
UT
$41,020
$44,890
$46,990
VA
$41,630
$46,350
$55,600
VT
$46,590
$47,910
$49,010
WA
$48,030
$52,830
$55,650
WI
$45,800
$48,050
$50,390
WV
$33,360
$38,520
$43,890
WY
$40,680
$45,760
$47,400
Other names
Other names for this job
admit clerk, banking services clerk, new client banking services clerk, safe deposit box rental clerk, bank representative, banking services representative, bilingual personal banker, bilingual spanish personal banker, branch service specialist, customer service specialist, financial service representative, financial services officer.
More names for this work
financial services representative, member service representative, new accounts banking representative, new accounts representative, personal banker, personal banker associate, relationship banker, relationship banking specialist, retail banker, retail personal banker, universal banker.
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This page is about the occupation New Accounts Clerks. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.