DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

43-4141 New Accounts Clerks

Occupational Description:

Interview persons desiring to open accounts in financial institutions. Explain account services available to prospective customers and assist them in preparing applications.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2013
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	1,200	120	$16.24/hr	$0.28/hr	$12.47/hr	$13.79/hr	$15.98/hr	$18.08/hr	$20.88/hr
U S	55,320	1,272	$16.06/hr	$0.08/hr	$11.57/hr	$13.15/hr	$15.46/hr	$18.36/hr	$21.95/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Other Regional Data For New Accounts Clerks
Geography (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Geography (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities	580	$15.90/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	100	$16.90/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	70	$14.35/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	60	$16.44/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	50	$14.20/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	50	$14.35/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	30	$14.76/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	30	$14.30/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	10	$16.01/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	N/A	N/A	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	N/A	$16.75/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	N/A	$16.89/hr	N/A

Related Occupations
Occupation (click title for details)	OES		Projections
Occupation (click title for details)	Employment	Median Wage	% Change -
Receptionists and Information Clerks	110	$12.35/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	40	$15.99/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	30	$15.52/hr	N/A
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	30	$22.94/hr	N/A

Tasks for New Accounts Clerks

Interviews customer to obtain information needed to open account or rent safe-deposit box.
Assists customer in completing application forms for loans, accounts, or safe-deposit boxes, using typewriter or computer, and obtains signature.
Answers customer questions, and explains available services, such as deposit accounts, bonds, and securities.
Collects and records fees and funds for deposit from customer, and issues receipt, using computer.
Enters account information in computer, and files forms or other documents.
Schedules repairs for locks on safe-deposit box.
Obtains credit records from reporting agency.
Executes wire transfers of funds.
Investigates and corrects errors upon customer request, according to customer and bank records, using calculator or computer.
Issues initial and replacement safe-deposit key to customer, and admits customer to vault.