Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type ___
Tellers ...........................................................................
! Personality Code: CE
! Education/Training Required: Short-term
on-the-job training
! Annual Earnings: $22,920
! Beginning Wage: $17,360
! Earnings Growth Potential: Very low
! Growth: 13.5%
! Annual Job Openings: 146,077
! Self-Employed: 0.0%
! Part-Time: 27.1%Receive and pay out money. Keep records of
money and negotiable instruments involved in a
fi nancial institution’s various transactions. Bal-
ance currency, coin, and checks in cash drawers at
ends of shifts and calculate daily transactions, using
computers, calculators, or adding machines. Cash
checks and pay out money after verifying that sig-
natures are correct, that written and numerical
amounts agree, and that accounts have suffi cient
funds. Receive checks and cash for deposit, verify
amounts, and check accuracy of deposit slips. Exam-
ine checks for endorsements and to verify other infor-
mation such as dates, bank names, identifi cation of
the persons receiving payments, and the legality of
the documents. Enter customers’ transactions into
computers to record transactions and issue com-
puter-generated receipts. Count currency, coins, and
checks received, by hand or using currency-counting
machine, to prepare them for deposit or shipment to
branch banks or the Federal Reserve Bank. Identify
transaction mistakes when debits and credits do not
balance. Prepare and verify cashier’s checks. Arrange
monies received in cash boxes and coin dispens-
ers according to denomination. Process transactions
such as term deposits, retirement savings plan contri-
butions, automated teller transactions, night depos-
its, and mail deposits. Receive mortgage, loan, or
public utility bill payments, verifying payment dates
and amounts due. Resolve problems or discrepancies
concerning customers’ accounts. Explain, promote,
or sell products or services such as travelers’ checks,for workers collecting and tabulating data. Apply
sampling techniques or utilize complete enumeration
bases in order to determine and defi ne groups to be
surveyed. Adapt statistical methods in order to solve
specifi c problems in many fi elds, such as economics,
biology, and engineering. Develop and test experi-
mental designs, sampling techniques, and analytical
methods. Examine theories, such as those of proba-
bility and inference, in order to discover mathemati-
cal bases for new or improved methods of obtaining
and evaluating numerical data.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 15. S c i e nt i fi c
Research, Engineering, and Mathematics. Work
Group: 15. 0 6. M a t h e m a t i c s a n d D a t a A n a l y s i s.
Other Jobs in " is Work Group: Actuaries; Mathe-
matical Technicians; Mathematicians; Social Science
Research Assistants; Statistical Assistants.
Skills: Programming; Science; Mathematics; Writ-
ing; Active Learning; Negotiation; Complex Prob-
lem Solving; Operations Analysis.
Education and Training Programs: Biostatistics;
Mathematics, General; Applied Mathematics; Sta-
tistics, General; Mathematical Statistics and Proba-
bility; Statistics, Other; Business Statistics. Related
Knowledge/Courses: Mathematics; Computers and
Electronics; English Language; Law and Govern-
ment; Education and Training.
Work Env ironment : Indoors; sitting; using hands
on objects, tools, or controls; repetitive motions.
Surveying and Mapping Technicians ..............................
See Mapping Technicians (a Conventional job) and
Surveying Technicians (a Realistic job), described
separately.