Bank and post office clerks

£27,636

Average salary

Average annual salary UK 2020 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

36 hours

Average weekly hours

Average weekly hours UK 2019 | Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

2.77%

Unemployment rate

Unemployment rate UK 2020 | Labour Force Survey

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.

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