The median pay for New Accounts Clerks is $47,670 a year ($22.92/hr), according to BLS OEWS, May 2025. Employment is projected to fall 6.5% through 2035, with about 2,300 openings a year (BLS EP, 2025–2035). Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
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- Office and Administrative Support
- Last updated October 9, 2026
At a glance
New Accounts Clerk in four numbers
- Median pay
- $47,670a year, or $22.92/hrBLS OEWS, May 2025Lowest 10% $38KTop 10% $61K
US median, all jobs: $50,980
- Projected growth
- -6.5%DecliningBLS EP, 2025–2035This career−6.5%All jobs+3.5%
Projected employment change, 2025–2035 Item Value This career −6.5% All jobs +3.5% - Openings a year
- 2,30037,900 jobs todayBLS EP, 2025–2035
- Jobs in 202537.9K
- Projected 203535.5K
Employment, 2025–2035 Item Value Jobs in 2025 37.9K Projected 2035 35.5K - Typical education
- High schoolneeded to enterBLS EP, 2025–2035; mix: O*NET
- High school45.6%
- Certificate15.5%
- Some college28.2%
- Associate's10.7%
Highest education held by new accounts clerks Segment Value High school 45.6% Certificate 15.5% Some college 28.2% Associate's 10.7%
Also advertised as: Banking Services Representative, Customer Service Specialist, Financial Service Representative, Financial Services Representative, Member Service Representative, New Accounts Clerk.
Pay
How much do New Accounts Clerks make?
Every new accounts clerk in the US, by percentile of annual wage
Median
$47,670
Middle half earn $43,920 to $55,100
- 10th
- $38,180
- 25th
- $43,920
- 75th
- $55,100
- 90th
- $60,910
All US occupations: $50,980
| Percentile | Value |
|---|---|
| 10th | $38,180 |
| 25th | $43,920 |
| Median | $47,670 |
| 75th | $55,100 |
| 90th | $60,910 |
| All US occupations | $50,980 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Median annual wage
- $47,670
- Median hourly wage
- $22.92/hr
- Mean annual wage
- $49,370
- People employed
- 36,860
Versus all US occupations
At $47,670, New Accounts Clerks earn 6% below the $50,980 median across all US occupations, a difference of $3,310 a year.
Versus office and administrative support occupations
Inside the Office and Administrative Support group, where the middle occupation pays $49,230, this is 3% below the group median.
Pay range
The top 10% earn $60,910 or more while the bottom 10% earn $38,180, a gap of 1.6×. That is a narrow spread, so experience and employer move pay less than in most occupations.
Rank in the bank
This median pays more than 17% of the 1,741 occupations in the NueCareer career bank.
Cost of living
District of Columbia posts the highest raw median ($60,990), but once local prices are taken into account North Dakota leads at $65,165 in national-average dollars.
Pay by state
Which states pay New Accounts Clerks the most?
State medians come from the same OEWS release as the national figures. The cost-of-living column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, restating pay in national-average dollars so a high-cost state and a low-cost one can be compared directly.
| State | Median | COL-adjusted | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1District of Columbia | $60,990 | $55,495 | N/A |
| 2North Dakota | $57,970 | $65,165 | 140 |
| 3New York | $57,950 | $53,697 | 4,800 |
| 4New Jersey | $57,240 | $52,608 | 230 |
| 5Connecticut | $57,080 | $55,091 | 420 |
| 6Washington | $52,830 | $49,368 | 310 |
| 7California | $52,100 | $47,056 | 950 |
| 8New Mexico | $51,380 | $55,719 | 150 |
| 9Missouri | $50,270 | $55,353 | 590 |
| 10Tennessee | $49,770 | $54,174 | 420 |
Job outlook
Is New Accounts Clerk a growing career?
Employment change over 2025–2035, against every US occupation
Declining. -6.5% projected growth vs 3.5% for all occupations.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| New Accounts Clerks | −6.5% |
| All US occupations | +3.5% |
Source: BLS EP, 2025–2035
Declining
BLS projects employment of New Accounts Clerks to change -6.5% over 2025–2035, while total US employment is projected to rise 3.5%. That is 2,500 fewer jobs.
Annual openings
About 2,300 openings are projected each year, 6.1% of the 37,900 jobs that existed in 2025. Most come from workers leaving the occupation, not from growth alone.
Overall employment of financial clerks is projected to grow 4 percent from 2025 to 2035, decline.
Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire.
The availability of online tools, which allow financial customers to perform many tasks themselves, is expected to reduce demand for occupations such as new accounts clerks; procurement clerks; and credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks. Similarly, productivity-enhancing technology is expected to limit demand for other clerks, such as payroll and timekeeping clerks, loan interviewers and clerks, brokerage clerks, and insurance claims and policy processing clerks.
Getting in
How to become a New Accounts Clerk
A high school diploma or equivalent is typically required for most financial clerk jobs. These workers typically learn their duties through on-the-job training.
- 1
Typical entry-level education
High school diploma or equivalent
- 2
Work experience in a related occupation
None
- 3
Typical on-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
- 4
Preparation needed (O*NET job zone)
Some preparation
BLS Employment Projections, 2025–2035; job zone from O*NET 31.0 Database.
What education people in the job have
O*NET incumbent survey: the highest level of education reported by people already working as new accounts clerks.
- High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)45.6%
- Some College Courses28.2%
- Post-Secondary Certificate15.5%
- Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree10.7%
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | 45.6% |
| Some College Courses | 28.2% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 15.5% |
| Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree | 10.7% |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
The work
What does a New Accounts Clerk do?
Interview persons desiring to open accounts in financial institutions. Explain account services available to prospective customers and assist them in preparing applications.
Financial clerks do administrative work for many types of organizations. They keep records, help customers, and carry out transactions that involve money.
Day-to-day tasks
- Refer customers to appropriate bank personnel to meet their financial needs.
- Inform customers of procedures for applying for services, such as ATM cards, direct deposit of checks, and certificates of deposit.
- Interview customers to obtain information needed for opening accounts or renting safe-deposit boxes.
- Answer customers' questions and explain available services, such as deposit accounts, bonds, and securities.
- Compile information about new accounts, enter account information into computers, and file related forms or other documents.
- Investigate and correct errors upon customers' request, according to customer and bank records.
- Collect and record customer deposits and fees and issue receipts, using computers.
- Perform teller duties as required.
O*NET core tasks, ordered by reported importance.
Working conditions and hours
Most financial clerks work full time.
Where the work happens
Indoors, climate-controlled
NeverEvery dayOutdoors in all weather
NeverEvery dayAlmost never works outdoors.
Physical demands
Sitting
NeverAlmost all the timeStanding
NeverAlmost all the timeBending or twisting
NeverAlmost all the time
Working with people
Contact with other people
NoneConstantConstant contact with other people.
Face-to-face discussions
NeverEvery dayFace-to-face discussions every day.
Dealing with the public
Not importantExtremely importantDealing with customers or the public is very important.
Pressure and stakes
Strict deadlines
NeverEvery dayConflict situations
NeverEvery dayCost of a mistake
Not seriousExtremely serious
Autonomy
Freedom to decide
NoneA lot
Schedules: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025–2035 edition. Conditions: O*NET Work Context survey. Each item has its own scale, so each dot is read against the two answers that end its own line.
Core skills
O*NET importance, 1 to 5
- Active Listening4.0
- Speaking4.0
- Reading Comprehension3.5
- Critical Thinking3.1
- Monitoring3.1
- Writing3.0
- Mathematics2.9
- Active Learning2.8
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.0 |
| Speaking | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.5 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 |
| Writing | 3.0 |
| Mathematics | 2.9 |
| Active Learning | 2.8 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
Transferable skills
O*NET importance, 1 to 5
- Service Orientation3.4
- Social Perceptiveness3.3
- Coordination3.1
- Persuasion3.0
- Judgment and Decision Making3.0
- Time Management2.9
- Complex Problem Solving2.8
- Negotiation2.4
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Service Orientation | 3.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.3 |
| Coordination | 3.1 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 2.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 2.8 |
| Negotiation | 2.4 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
Tools and software
- Document management software · in demand
- Office suite software · in demand
- Presentation software · in demand
- Spreadsheet software · in demand
- Word processing software · in demand
- Customer relationship management CRM software
- Data base user interface and query software
- Electronic mail software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Financial analysis software
- Internet browser software
“In demand” marks an O*NET Employer-Based Hot Technology, software named in real job postings for this occupation.
Personality fit
What personality type suits a New Accounts Clerk?
O*NET Occupational Interests (RIASEC), scored 1 to 7
| Axis | New Accounts Clerk |
|---|---|
| Realistic | 1 |
| Investigative | 2 |
| Artistic | 1 |
| Social | 4 |
| Enterprising | 5 |
| Conventional | 7 |
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database
What the work is built around
Day to day this is work built around organising, following procedures and working precisely with data, combined with leading, persuading, selling and making decisions.
- Conventional6.9
- Enterprising4.7
- Social3.7
- Investigative1.9
- Realistic1.4
- Artistic1.0
Closest MBTI types
NueCareer fit scores: cosine similarity between each MBTI type's interest vector and this occupation's O*NET interest profile. Not a BLS or O*NET figure; the method is documented on our methodology page.
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Median annual pay, with new accounts clerks highlighted
- Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant$76,590
- Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant$55,570
- Public Safety Telecommunicator$53,040
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk$50,670
- Human Resources Assistant, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$50,610
- New Accounts Clerk$47,670
- Secretary and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$47,540
- Teller$43,030
- Receptionist and Information Clerk$38,010
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant | $76,590 |
| Legal Secretary and Administrative Assistant | $55,570 |
| Public Safety Telecommunicator | $53,040 |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk | $50,670 |
| Human Resources Assistant, Except Payroll and Timekeeping | $50,610 |
| New Accounts Clerk | $47,670 |
| Secretary and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive | $47,540 |
| Teller | $43,030 |
| Receptionist and Information Clerk | $38,010 |
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025
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Questions
New Accounts Clerk: frequently asked questions
How much do New Accounts Clerks make?
New Accounts Clerks earn a median of $47,670 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), 6% below the $50,980 median for all US occupations. That works out at $22.92/hr. The middle half earn between $43,920 and $55,100. The top 10% earn $60,910 or more.
Do you need a degree to become a New Accounts Clerk?
No. A bachelor's degree is not the norm: BLS reports a high school diploma or equivalent as the typical entry-level education for New Accounts Clerks. BLS also lists moderate-term on-the-job training as typical on-the-job training. In O*NET's survey of people already doing the job, 45.6% hold high school diploma or the equivalent (such as a ged).
Is New Accounts Clerk a growing career?
No. BLS projects employment to fall 6.5% over 2025–2035, a loss of 2,500 jobs (BLS EP, 2025–2035). BLS still projects about 2,300 openings a year, mostly from workers retiring or moving to other work.
What does a New Accounts Clerk do?
Financial clerks do administrative work for many types of organizations. A core O*NET task: refer customers to appropriate bank personnel to meet their financial needs. Employers most often ask for Document management software, Office suite software, Presentation software.
Which states pay New Accounts Clerks the most?
The highest state medians for New Accounts Clerks are District of Columbia ($60,990), North Dakota ($57,970), New York ($57,950) (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Adjusted for local prices using BEA Regional Price Parities, North Dakota moves to the top at $65,165.
What personality type suits a New Accounts Clerk?
O*NET scores New Accounts Clerks highest on the Conventional, Enterprising and Social interest areas, so the work mixes organising, following procedures and working precisely with data with leading, persuading, selling and making decisions. On NueCareer's MBTI-to-interest mapping the closest types are ESFJ, ESTJ. Personality is a fit signal, not a gate. The free NueCareer quiz scores your own profile against all 1,731 careers in the bank.