You Could Be a Banker

What Do Bankers Do?

• Work with people, numbers, computers, or their hands
• Solve problems
• Build and make things
• Help people, businesses, and communities

Did You Know

Banks employ over 2.2 million people in the United States. That’s more than the population of Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA, and New Orleans, LA, added together!

Bank on a Job in Banking

High School diploma or 2-year degree

• ATM Technician
• Maintenance
• Loan Processing Clerk
• Teller

4-Year College Degree

• Branch Manager
• Community Reinvestment Officer
• Compliance Officer
• Human Resources Director
• Loan Review Officer
• Marketing Director
• Public Relations Manager
• Security Officer
• Training Manager
• Website Administrator

Master's or Professional Degree

• Chief Executive Officer
• General Counsel

The More You Learn, The More You Earn

Average Weekly Income

• Less than a high school diploma: $493
• High school diploma: $678
• Associate’s Degree: $798
• Bachelor’s Degree: $1,137
• Master’s Degree: $1,730
• Professional Degree: $1,730

Banking Fast Facts

The first bank opened in the United States in the late 1700s. The bank had six regular employees—cashier, teller, sub-teller, accomptant (now known as accountant), clerk and porter. Now there are about 6,000 banks across the United States which provide jobs to over 2 million Americans.