Professional teller vs bank representative

The differences between professional tellers and bank representatives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a professional teller has an average salary of $46,086, which is higher than the $34,417 average annual salary of a bank representative.

The top three skills for a professional teller include customer service, bank procedures and check accuracy. The most important skills for a bank representative are bank products, customer service, and bank policies.

Professional teller vs bank representative overview

	Professional Teller	Bank Representative
Yearly salary	$46,086	$34,417
Hourly rate	$22.16	$16.55
Growth rate	-12%	-12%
Number of jobs	52,087	105,192
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Average age	39	39
Years of experience	-	-

Professional teller vs bank representative salary

Professional tellers and bank representatives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Professional Teller	Bank Representative
Average salary	$46,086	$34,417
Salary range	Between $24,000 And $88,000	Between $28,000 And $41,000
Highest paying City	-	Albany, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Advancial Federal Credit Union
Best paying industry	-	Finance

Differences between professional teller and bank representative education

There are a few differences between a professional teller and a bank representative in terms of educational background:

	Professional Teller	Bank Representative
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Professional teller vs bank representative demographics

Here are the differences between professional tellers' and bank representatives' demographics:

	Professional Teller	Bank Representative
Average age	39	39
Gender ratio	Male, 31.2% Female, 68.8%	Male, 34.1% Female, 65.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.4% Unknown, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino, 23.4% Asian, 6.8% White, 57.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 22.4% Asian, 7.3% White, 57.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between professional teller and bank representative duties and responsibilities

Professional teller example responsibilities.

Achieve quarterly sale goals through upselling and referrals to financial specialist.
Promote consumer services and products via cross-sell referrals.
Identify customer needs and cross-sell financial products and services.
Analyze customer's needs, determine appropriate products and services and uncover additional cross-selling opportunities with existing and prospective clients.
Interpret and accurately process customer requests and transactions according to TCF guidelines.

Bank representative example responsibilities.

Used CRM software for KYC purposes, managing and analyzing customer data throughout life cycle.
Open new accounts for existing and/or new clients, including money market savings, CDs, and IRA accounts.
Complete maintenance request including address changes, check orders, stop payments, warnings, account closings and ATM card captures.
Originate and sign internal debit and credit documents.
Complete customer account paperwork for loans, fraudulent activity, unauthorize activity and weekly ATM balancing reports.
Advise patients of insurance/hospital information, prepare admission forms and enter patient data into the patient data accounting system.

Professional teller vs bank representative skills

Common professional teller skills

Customer Service, 22%
Bank Procedures, 14%
Check Accuracy, 9%
Foreign Currency, 5%
Loan Payments, 5%
Customer Relationships, 5%

Common bank representative skills

Bank Products, 12%
Customer Service, 11%
Bank Policies, 9%
Cross-Sell, 6%
Excellent Interpersonal, 5%
Cash Handling, 5%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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