Also called: Universal Banker
Opens accounts and helps customers choose banking products like savings accounts, credit cards and loans.
You open a checking account for a college student, help a family set up a savings plan and refer a customer to a mortgage officer.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma or bachelor's; some need FINRA licenses.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Finance.
Shrinking. Shrinking with branch closures.
High risk for 10 years. Account opening and product questions are moving to apps and AI assistants; fewer branch bankers needed, mostly for sales and complex needs.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to banks for personal banker or relationship banker trainee jobs; some banks sponsor licenses later
Classes: Personal finance, Speech, Spanish, Business CTE class.
Official data: O*NET occupation 41-3031.
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