Private College Zone


New Accounts Clerks

Description
Interview persons desiring to open bank accounts. Explain banking services available to prospective customers and assist them in preparing application form.

Experience

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.

Education

These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.

Training

Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.

Tasks

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

National Average Salary

$25,940.00/year

Important Abilities

   1. Oral Expression
   2. Oral Comprehension
   3. Number Facility
   4. Written Comprehension
   5. Near Vision

General Work Activities

   1. Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
   2. Performing for/Working With Public
   3. Performing Administrative Activities
   4. Documenting/Recording Information
   5. Getting Information Needed to Do the Job

Important Skills

   1. Speaking
   2. Active Listening
   3. Mathematics
   4. Information Gathering
   5. Reading Comprehension

Frequent Work Context

   1. Job-Required Social Interaction
   2. Provide a Service to Others
   3. Deal With External Customers
   4. Indoors
   5. Importance of Being Exact or Accurate

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