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 Third Quarter, 2012
					Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	Mean SE*	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
EDR 7E- East Central	30	8	$15.52/hr	$1.35/hr	$11.48/hr	$13.54/hr	$15.83/hr	$17.60/hr	$18.66/hr
Minnesota	1,600	168	$16.12/hr	$0.32/hr	$12.37/hr	$13.68/hr	$15.91/hr	$18.05/hr	$20.26/hr
U S	60,830	1,338	$15.91/hr	$0.08/hr	$11.44/hr	$13.07/hr	$15.26/hr	$18.19/hr	$21.75/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.

Leading Industries for New Accounts Clerks
Industry	OES Employment	OES Median Wage
Financial Activities	30	$15.83/hr

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	720	$15.92/hr	N/A
EDR 7W- Central	180	$17.11/hr	N/A
EDR 10 - Southeast	160	$17.02/hr	N/A
EDR 3 - Arrowhead	110	$13.99/hr	N/A
EDR 9 - South Central	100	$14.40/hr	N/A
EDR 4 - West Central	80	$14.20/hr	N/A
EDR 5 - North Central	50	$14.30/hr	N/A
EDR 8 - Southwest	40	$13.68/hr	N/A
EDR 6E- Southwest Central	40	$15.62/hr	N/A
EDR 7E- East Central	30	$15.83/hr	N/A
EDR 1 - Northwest	20	$15.06/hr	N/A
EDR 2 - Headwaters	20	N/A	N/A

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Receptionists and Information Clerks	280	$13.90/hr	N/A
Counter and Rental Clerks	130	$9.04/hr	N/A
Billing and Posting Clerks and Machine Operators	130	$16.14/hr	N/A
Order Clerks	70	$13.95/hr	N/A
Loan Interviewers and Clerks	60	$16.53/hr	N/A
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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.