Business & Finance
New Accounts Clerks
Interview persons desiring to open accounts in financial institutions. Explain account services available to prospective customers and assist them in preparing applications.
Median salary (BLS)
$47,670
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$38k – $61k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to New Accounts Clerks
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior New Accounts Clerks
Entry / Junior
$38,180
~2 yrs to advance
New Accounts Clerks
Established
$47,670
~3 yrs to advance
Senior New Accounts Clerks
Senior
$54,290
Key skills
A typical day
- •Perform teller duties as required.
- •Compile information about new accounts, enter account information into computers, and file related forms or other documents.
- •Collect and record customer deposits and fees and issue receipts, using computers.
- •Inform customers of procedures for applying for services, such as ATM cards, direct deposit of checks, and certificates of deposit.
- •Answer customers' questions and explain available services, such as deposit accounts, bonds, and securities.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.