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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.

U.S. Workers

38,030

Median Salary

$46,610

10-Year Growth

-13.2%

Annual Openings

2,300

Typical entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Minimal RiskImminent Risk74%HIGH

14 of 15 tasks have some AI capability

Exposure Trend

Mar73.77%Apr73.77%May73.77%Jun73.77%

This score reflects estimated AI technical capability for tasks in this occupation. It does not predict employment changes, and it does not account for company-specific constraints, regulation, or adoption barriers.

Fully Automatable (8)

AI could handle these end-to-end

Answer customers' questions and explain available services, such as deposit accounts, bonds, and securities.

AI: Fully automatable - AI chatbots and knowledge systems can accurately answer customer questions and explain standard deposit, bond, and securities services and escalate when specialist or regulated advice is required.

imp: 4.8

Compile information about new accounts, enter account information into computers, and file related forms or other documents.

AI: Fully automatable - Data capture, OCR, validation, and RPA can fully compile new account information, enter it into systems, and file associated forms with high reliability.

imp: 4.6

Inform customers of procedures for applying for services, such as ATM cards, direct deposit of checks, and certificates of deposit.

AI: Fully automatable - Providing procedural information for services like ATM cards, direct deposit, and CDs is routine and can be fully handled by AI-driven documentation and customer interfaces.

imp: 4.6

Refer customers to appropriate bank personnel to meet their financial needs.

AI: Fully automatable - AI can reliably triage customer needs and refer them to the appropriate bank personnel or department based on intent detection and customer data.

imp: 4.4

Collect and record customer deposits and fees and issue receipts, using computers.

AI: Fully automatable - Collecting and recording deposits/fees and issuing receipts is transactional and can be fully automated using banking systems and digital payment infrastructure.

imp: 4.3

Obtain credit records from reporting agencies.

AI: Fully automatable - Obtaining credit records is a straightforward programmatic task via authorized APIs and consent flows and can be fully automated.

imp: 4.0

Duplicate records for distribution to branch offices.

AI: Fully automatable - Duplicating records and distributing them to branch offices is a routine digital file replication and routing task that can be fully automated.

imp: 3.3

Schedule repairs for locks on safe-deposit boxes.

AI: Fully automatable - Scheduling repairs and coordinating vendors is an administrative workflow that can be fully automated using calendars, ticketing, and vendor integrations even though technicians perform the physical repair.

imp: 3.1

Human in the Loop (6)

AI could assist, human oversight required

Perform teller duties as required.

AI: Partial - Many teller functions can be automated (ATMs, digital transactions), but in-person cash handling, identity verification, and complex transactions still require human presence and judgement.

imp: 4.6

Interview customers to obtain information needed for opening accounts or renting safe-deposit boxes.

AI: Partial - AI can conduct intake interviews, collect KYC data, and perform remote identity checks, but some account openings or safe‑deposit rentals require in-person verification and human judgement for anomalies.

imp: 4.3

Process loan applications.

AI: Partial - Many loan-application steps (document intake, verification, credit scoring, and straight-through decisions for standard cases) can be automated, but complex underwriting, exceptions, and compliance reviews still need human judgment.

imp: 4.3

Investigate and correct errors upon customers' request, according to customer and bank records.

AI: Partial - AI can detect, investigate, and propose corrections for many errors using records and rules, but complex disputes and final remediation often need human review and authorization.

imp: 4.3

Execute wire transfers of funds.

AI: Partial - AI and automated systems can initiate and route wire transfers and perform checks, but regulatory, authentication, fraud-flagging, and signed authorization steps typically require human oversight or secure controls, so it cannot be fully autonomous.

imp: 4.2

Perform foreign currency transactions and sell traveler's checks.

AI: Partial - Foreign-currency conversions and settlement can be automated, but physical cash handling and sale of traveler's checks require in-person transactions and controls that prevent full AI-only execution.

imp: 3.5

Still Human (1)

AI cannot do these

Issue initial and replacement safe-deposit keys to customers, and admit customers to vaults.

AI: Not automatable - Issuing physical safe-deposit keys and admitting customers to vaults involve secure in-person identity verification and handling of physical keys, which AI cannot perform.

imp: 3.6

Skills for this role (35)

SpeakingEssentialActive ListeningEssentialService OrientationCoreReading ComprehensionCoreSocial PerceptivenessCoreCritical ThinkingCoreMonitoringCoreWritingCoreJudgment and Decision MakingCoreMathematicsCore
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