Bank clerk vs banker

The differences between bank clerks and bankers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 4-6 years to become a bank clerk, becoming a banker takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a banker has an average salary of $44,463, which is higher than the $31,947 average annual salary of a bank clerk.

The top three skills for a bank clerk include data entry, cash handling and loan payments. The most important skills for a banker are taking care, financial services, and securities.

Bank clerk vs banker overview

	Bank Clerk	Banker
Yearly salary	$31,947	$44,463
Hourly rate	$15.36	$21.38
Growth rate	-5%	10%
Number of jobs	71,774	29,725
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	51	43
Years of experience	6	4

Bank clerk vs banker salary

Bank clerks and bankers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Bank Clerk	Banker
Average salary	$31,947	$44,463
Salary range	Between $26,000 And $38,000	Between $20,000 And $97,000
Highest paying City	Shoreline, WA	New York, NY
Highest paying state	Washington	New York
Best paying company	Savings Bank of Mendocino County	Citi
Best paying industry	Finance	Finance

Differences between bank clerk and banker education

There are a few differences between a bank clerk and a banker in terms of educational background:

	Bank Clerk	Banker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Bank clerk vs banker demographics

Here are the differences between bank clerks' and bankers' demographics:

	Bank Clerk	Banker
Average age	51	43
Gender ratio	Male, 27.3% Female, 72.7%	Male, 46.3% Female, 53.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.8% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.4% Asian, 6.6% White, 67.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 11.4% Asian, 12.3% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between bank clerk and banker duties and responsibilities

Bank clerk example responsibilities.

Manage resident's private information for insurance verification, billing, and eligibility to apply for Medicaid.
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Respond to inquiries from internal organization and external customers regarding package processing, delivery information and services offer by USPS stores.

Banker example responsibilities.

Manage a mortgage, banking and securities base lending pipeline for one of the top lending branches in the firm.
Manage a variety of internal initiatives including merchandising, cross-selling, customer retention programs and promotional campaigns.
Earn numerous reward certificates for level of sales and customer service through QA.
Qualify potential members for membership by opening checking accounts, savings accounts, IRAs, CDs, and processing loan applications.
Follow appropriate VL guidelines to ensure compliance with QA and banking regulations.
Pass series 6 , 63 and insurance exams as registered member of FINRA.

Bank clerk vs banker skills

Common bank clerk skills

Data Entry, 12%
Cash Handling, 10%
Loan Payments, 8%
Financial Transactions, 8%
Customer Service Actions, 7%
ACH, 7%

Common banker skills

Taking Care, 15%
Financial Services, 10%
Securities, 6%
Bank Products, 5%
NMLS, 5%
Upselling, 4%