Headline risk
34%
High RiskTellers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution's various transactions.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 2% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 39,340
Employment 2024
347.4K
Projected Change (2024–34)
-12.9%
Openings (2024–34)
29.8K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of tellers is projected to grow 13 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using computers, calculators, or adding machines. AI use: 0%
- 2. Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips. AI use: 0%
- 3. Cash checks and pay out money after verifying that signatures are correct, that written and numerical amounts agree, and that accounts have sufficient funds. AI use: 0%
- 4. Enter customers' transactions into computers to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts. AI use: 0%
- 5. Examine checks for endorsements and to verify other information, such as dates, bank names, identification of the persons receiving payments, and the legality of the documents. AI use: 0%
- 6. Process transactions, such as term deposits, retirement savings plan contributions, automated teller transactions, night deposits, and mail deposits. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 30.6 · 224K employed
Under 25: 27% · 25–54: 55% · 55+: 18%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Tellers process routine transactions, such as cashing checks and depositing money, at a bank or credit union.
Tellers usually work in branches of banks or credit unions. Most work full time.
To enter the occupation, tellers typically need a high school diploma; they also may need to pass a background check. Once hired, they receive training on the job.
The median annual wage for tellers was $39,340 in May 2024.
Employment of tellers is projected to grow 13 percent from 2024 to 2034, decline.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.