Tellers receive and pay out money and keep records of money and other items involved in various bank transactions. May include cashing customers' checks and handling deposits and withdrawals from checking and savings accounts, counting cash on hand, listing the currency-received tickets on a settlement sheet, and balancing the days accounts.
Banks prefer high school graduates experienced in clerical work.
New Tellers usually observe experienced workers for a few days before doing the work themselves. Training may last from a few days to three weeks or longer. There were approximately 10,450 Tellers employed in Alabama in 1998. An average of 435 jobs is available each year. Automatic Tellers are slowing down the growth of the occupation.