Bank and post office clerks
£26,071
Average salary
37 hours
Average weekly hours
4.05%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Bank and post office clerks
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 4123
Bank and post office clerks deal with the payment and receipt of money, cheques and other routine financial transactions and open and close accounts. They advise upon financial products and services offered by banks, building societies and post offices.
Common tasks include:
- deals with enquiries from customers, other banks and other authorised enquirers
- maintains records of transactions and compiles information
- advises customers on financial services and products available
- manages the operations of a sub-post office
- receives and pays out cash, cheques, money orders, credit notes, foreign currency or travellers cheques
- provides postal services, pays state pensions, unemployment and other state benefits to claimants, supplies official forms and documentation to the public, and performs other tasks specific to the activities of a post office
Qualifications
There are no minimum academic requirements, although entrants usually possess GCSEs/S grades, A levels/H grades or an Advanced GNVQ/GSVQ Level III. On-the-job training is provided. NVQs/SVQs in relevant areas are available at Levels 2, 3 and 4.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Bank and post office clerks
Regional employment: Bank and post office clerks
Future employment: Bank and post office clerks
Top 12 industries: Bank and post office clerks
Alternative & related job titles: Bank and post office clerks
Bank clerk Cashier (banking) Customer service adviser (building society) Customer service officer (banking) Post office clerk
Equality focus: Bank and post office clerks
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£23,986
Female average annual salary
£28,679
Male average annual salary
36
Female average weekly hours
38
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Bank and post office clerks
Workforce gender: Bank and post office clerks
Breakdown by region
£28,679
London - highest annual average salary
£22,943
East Midlands (England) - lowest annual average salary
40
Wales - Highest average weekly hours
36
North East (England) - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Bank and post office clerks
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Bank and post office clerks
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£8,864)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age