Time left: 4 years and 1 month · Group: Office and Administrative Support
The official job description
Receive and pay out money. Keep records of money and negotiable instruments involved in a financial institution's various transactions.
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What tellers do all day (for now)
Balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using computers, calculators, or adding machines.
Cash checks and pay out money after verifying that signatures are correct, that written and numerical amounts agree, and that accounts have sufficient funds.
Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips.
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.
Enter customers' transactions into computers to record transactions and issue computer-generated receipts.
Count currency, coins, and checks received, by hand or using currency-counting machine, to prepare them for deposit or shipment to branch banks or the Federal Reserve Bank.
Also known as
Account Representative, Bank Representative, Bank Teller, Banker, Bilingual Spanish Teller, Bilingual Teller, Branch Operations Specialist, Branch Teller
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace tellers?
Of course. Clear the desk slowly. By my count you have 4 years and 1 month left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces tellers?
4 years and 1 month. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which tellers tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: balance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using computers, calculators, or adding machines. The rest follows.